What color is #5DAB83?

#5DAB83 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lily Pads. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5DAB83?

The RGB value is 93, 171, 131: 93 red, 171 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5DAB83?

The complementary color is #AB5D85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5DAB83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5DAB83 color

#5DAB83 rgb(93, 171, 131)

Shades of green

The hex color #5DAB83 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 67.1% green and 51.4% blue (93, 171, 131).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 32% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Lily Pads (#6DB083), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.62:1).

#5DAB83 color codes

HEX	`#5DAB83`
RGB	`rgb(93, 171, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 67.1%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 32%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 46%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 23%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.23, -33.48, 13.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.23, 36.01, 158.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.172, 33.09, 26.634)`
Decimal	`6138755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5DAB83, 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 #5DAB83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5DAB83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.62:1	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 #5DAB83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5dab83; }
.text { color: #5dab83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5dab83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 171 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5dab83, #5dabaa); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5DAB83?: #5DAB83 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lily Pads. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5DAB83?: The RGB value is 93, 171, 131: 93 red, 171 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5DAB83?: The complementary color is #AB5D85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5DAB83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.