What color is #5DA399?

#5DA399 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Paradise Island. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5DA399?

The RGB value is 93, 163, 153: 93 red, 163 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5DA399?

The complementary color is #A35D67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5DA399?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5DA399 color

#5DA399 rgb(93, 163, 153)

Shades of teal

The hex color #5DA399 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 63.9% green and 60% blue (93, 163, 153).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 28% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Paradise Island (#5AA7A0), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.16:1).

#5DA399 color codes

HEX	`#5DA399`
RGB	`rgb(93, 163, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 63.9%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 28%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 43%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 6%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.36, -24.55, -1.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.36, 24.61, 183.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.359, 30.82, 34.849)`
Decimal	`6136729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5DA399, 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 #5DA399	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5DA399 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	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 #5DA399 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5da399; }
.text { color: #5da399; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5da399; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 163 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5da399, #5d8aa3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #5DA399?: #5DA399 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Paradise Island. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5DA399?: The RGB value is 93, 163, 153: 93 red, 163 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5DA399?: The complementary color is #A35D67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5DA399?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.