What color is #5DC99E?

#5DC99E is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Minted Elegance. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5DC99E?

The RGB value is 93, 201, 158: 93 red, 201 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5DC99E?

The complementary color is #C95D88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5DC99E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.31:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5DC99E color

#5DC99E rgb(93, 201, 158)

Shades of green

The hex color #5DC99E is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 78.8% green and 62% blue (93, 201, 158).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 50% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Minted Elegance (#6EC9A3), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.31:1).

#5DC99E color codes

HEX	`#5DC99E`
RGB	`rgb(93, 201, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 78.8%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 50%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 54%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 21%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.91, -41.28, 12.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.91, 43.04, 163.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.569, 46.566, 39.666)`
Decimal	`6146462`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5DC99E, 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 #5DC99E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5DC99E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.31:1	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 #5DC99E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5dc99e; }
.text { color: #5dc99e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5dc99e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 201 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5dc99e, #5dbec9); }

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Questions

What color is #5DC99E?: #5DC99E is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Minted Elegance. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5DC99E?: The RGB value is 93, 201, 158: 93 red, 201 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5DC99E?: The complementary color is #C95D88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5DC99E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.31:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.