What color is #5D9874?

#5D9874 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Natural Orchestra. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D9874?

The RGB value is 93, 152, 116: 93 red, 152 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D9874?

The complementary color is #985D81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D9874?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D9874 color

#5D9874 rgb(93, 152, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #5D9874 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 59.6% green and 45.5% blue (93, 152, 116).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 24% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Natural Orchestra (#4C9C77), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.21:1).

#5D9874 color codes

HEX	`#5D9874`
RGB	`rgb(93, 152, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 59.6%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 24%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 39%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 24%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.08, -27.5, 13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.08, 30.41, 154.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.894, 26.043, 20.551)`
Decimal	`6133876`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D9874, 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 #5D9874	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5D9874 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.21:1	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 #5D9874 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d9874; }
.text { color: #5d9874; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d9874; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 152 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d9874, #5d9891); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #5D9874?: #5D9874 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Natural Orchestra. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D9874?: The RGB value is 93, 152, 116: 93 red, 152 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D9874?: The complementary color is #985D81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D9874?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.