What color is #5D955B?

#5D955B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D955B?

The RGB value is 93, 149, 91: 93 red, 149 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D955B?

The complementary color is #935B95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D955B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D955B color

#5D955B rgb(93, 149, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #5D955B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 58.4% green and 35.7% blue (93, 149, 91).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 24% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#5D955B color codes

HEX	`#5D955B`
RGB	`rgb(93, 149, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 58.4%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 24%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 39%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 39%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.66, -30.66, 24.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.66, 39.54, 140.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.149, 24.576, 13.736)`
Decimal	`6133083`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D955B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #5D955B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5D955B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #5D955B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d955b; }
.text { color: #5d955b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d955b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 149 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d955b, #5b9576); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #5D955B?: #5D955B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D955B?: The RGB value is 93, 149, 91: 93 red, 149 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D955B?: The complementary color is #935B95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D955B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.