What color is #5DB36C?

#5DB36C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medium Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5DB36C?

The RGB value is 93, 179, 108: 93 red, 179 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5DB36C?

The complementary color is #B35DA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5DB36C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5DB36C color

#5DB36C rgb(93, 179, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #5DB36C is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 70.2% green and 42.4% blue (93, 179, 108).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 36% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Medium Sea Green (#3CB371), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.13:1).

#5DB36C color codes

HEX	`#5DB36C`
RGB	`rgb(93, 179, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 70.2%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 36%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 48%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 40%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.25, -41.42, 28.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.25, 50.24, 145.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.34, 35.648, 19.835)`
Decimal	`6140780`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5DB36C, 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 #5DB36C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5DB36C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.13:1	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 #5DB36C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5db36c; }
.text { color: #5db36c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5db36c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 179 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5db36c, #5db397); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5DB36C?: #5DB36C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medium Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5DB36C?: The RGB value is 93, 179, 108: 93 red, 179 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5DB36C?: The complementary color is #B35DA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5DB36C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.