What color is #5D985A?

#5D985A is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Wicked Witch. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D985A?

The RGB value is 93, 152, 90: 93 red, 152 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D985A?

The complementary color is #955A98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D985A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D985A color

#5D985A rgb(93, 152, 90)

Shades of green

The hex color #5D985A is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 59.6% green and 35.3% blue (93, 152, 90).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 26% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Wicked Witch (#5B984F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.1:1).

#5D985A color codes

HEX	`#5D985A`
RGB	`rgb(93, 152, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 59.6%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 26%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 41%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 41%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.58, -32.23, 26.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.58, 41.86, 140.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.587, 25.521, 13.67)`
Decimal	`6133850`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D985A, 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 #5D985A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5D985A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.1:1	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 #5D985A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d985a; }
.text { color: #5d985a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d985a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 152 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d985a, #5a9876); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Shamrock Green.

Questions

What color is #5D985A?: #5D985A is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Wicked Witch. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D985A?: The RGB value is 93, 152, 90: 93 red, 152 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D985A?: The complementary color is #955A98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D985A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.