What color is #5E7946?

#5E7946 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ghoul. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E7946?

The RGB value is 94, 121, 70: 94 red, 121 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E7946?

The complementary color is #614679, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E7946?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E7946 color

#5E7946 rgb(94, 121, 70)

Shades of green

The hex color #5E7946 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 47.5% green and 27.5% blue (94, 121, 70).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 27% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Ghoul (#667744), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#5E7946 color codes

HEX	`#5E7946`
RGB	`rgb(94, 121, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 47.5%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 27%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 42%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 42%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.62, -19.55, 24.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.62, 31.61, 128.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.559, 16.496, 8.316)`
Decimal	`6191430`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E7946, 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 #5E7946	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E7946 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	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 #5E7946 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e7946; }
.text { color: #5e7946; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e7946; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 121 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e7946, #467948); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5E7946?: #5E7946 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ghoul. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E7946?: The RGB value is 94, 121, 70: 94 red, 121 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E7946?: The complementary color is #614679, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E7946?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.