What color is #5D9E5F?

#5D9E5F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Savage Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D9E5F?

The RGB value is 93, 158, 95: 93 red, 158 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D9E5F?

The complementary color is #9E5D9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D9E5F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D9E5F color

#5D9E5F rgb(93, 158, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #5D9E5F is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 62% green and 37.3% blue (93, 158, 95).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 26% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Savage Garden (#5C9F59), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.52:1).

#5D9E5F color codes

HEX	`#5D9E5F`
RGB	`rgb(93, 158, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 62%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 26%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 41%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 40%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.53, -34.21, 26.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.53, 43.31, 142.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.806, 27.606, 15.162)`
Decimal	`6135391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D9E5F, 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 #5D9E5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5D9E5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.52:1	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 #5D9E5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d9e5f; }
.text { color: #5d9e5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d9e5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 158 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d9e5f, #5d9e7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Shamrock Green.

Questions

What color is #5D9E5F?: #5D9E5F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Savage Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D9E5F?: The RGB value is 93, 158, 95: 93 red, 158 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D9E5F?: The complementary color is #9E5D9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D9E5F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.