What color is #5E6852?

#5E6852 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E6852?

The RGB value is 94, 104, 82: 94 red, 104 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E6852?

The complementary color is #5C5268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E6852?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E6852 color

#5E6852 rgb(94, 104, 82)

Shades of green

The hex color #5E6852 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 40.8% green and 32.2% blue (94, 104, 82).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 12% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.87:1).

#5E6852 color codes

HEX	`#5E6852`
RGB	`rgb(94, 104, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 40.8%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 12%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 21%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 21%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.6, -8.25, 11.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.6, 13.86, 126.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.089, 12.889, 9.885)`
Decimal	`6187090`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E6852, 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 #5E6852	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E6852 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	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 #5E6852 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e6852; }
.text { color: #5e6852; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e6852; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 104 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e6852, #536852); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5E6852?: #5E6852 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E6852?: The RGB value is 94, 104, 82: 94 red, 104 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E6852?: The complementary color is #5C5268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E6852?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.