What color is #5DA87B?

#5DA87B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5DA87B?

The RGB value is 93, 168, 123: 93 red, 168 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5DA87B?

The complementary color is #A85D8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5DA87B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5DA87B color

#5DA87B rgb(93, 168, 123)

Shades of green

The hex color #5DA87B is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 65.9% green and 48.2% blue (93, 168, 123).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 30% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Primavera (#6FA77A), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.35:1).

#5DA87B color codes

HEX	`#5DA87B`
RGB	`rgb(93, 168, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 65.9%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 30%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 45%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 27%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.14, -33.73, 16.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.14, 37.39, 154.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.09, 31.761, 23.701)`
Decimal	`6137979`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5DA87B, 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 #5DA87B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5DA87B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.35:1	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 #5DA87B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5da87b; }
.text { color: #5da87b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5da87b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 168 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5da87b, #5da8a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #5DA87B?: #5DA87B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5DA87B?: The RGB value is 93, 168, 123: 93 red, 168 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5DA87B?: The complementary color is #A85D8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5DA87B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.