What color is #5D977B?

#5D977B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Natural Orchestra. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D977B?

The RGB value is 93, 151, 123: 93 red, 151 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D977B?

The complementary color is #975D79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D977B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D977B color

#5D977B rgb(93, 151, 123)

Shades of green

The hex color #5D977B is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 59.2% green and 48.2% blue (93, 151, 123).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 24% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Natural Orchestra (#4C9C77), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.18:1).

#5D977B color codes

HEX	`#5D977B`
RGB	`rgb(93, 151, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 59.2%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 24%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 38%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 19%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.93, -25.53, 8.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.93, 27.01, 160.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.155, 25.889, 22.723)`
Decimal	`6133627`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D977B, 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 #5D977B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5D977B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.18:1	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 #5D977B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d977b; }
.text { color: #5d977b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d977b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 151 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d977b, #5d9697); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #5D977B?: #5D977B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Natural Orchestra. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D977B?: The RGB value is 93, 151, 123: 93 red, 151 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D977B?: The complementary color is #975D79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D977B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.