What color is #5D9E7D?

#5D9E7D is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Yoda. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D9E7D?

The RGB value is 93, 158, 125: 93 red, 158 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D9E7D?

The complementary color is #9E5D7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D9E7D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D9E7D color

#5D9E7D rgb(93, 158, 125)

Shades of green

The hex color #5D9E7D is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 62% green and 49% blue (93, 158, 125).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 26% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Yoda (#53A079), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#5D9E7D color codes

HEX	`#5D9E7D`
RGB	`rgb(93, 158, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 62%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 26%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 41%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 21%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.12, -28.55, 10.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.12, 30.53, 159.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.441, 28.26, 23.776)`
Decimal	`6135421`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D9E7D, 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 #5D9E7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5D9E7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	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 #5D9E7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d9e7d; }
.text { color: #5d9e7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d9e7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 158 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d9e7d, #5d9e9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #5D9E7D?: #5D9E7D is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Yoda. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D9E7D?: The RGB value is 93, 158, 125: 93 red, 158 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D9E7D?: The complementary color is #9E5D7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D9E7D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.