What color is #5E804A?

#5E804A is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E804A?

The RGB value is 94, 128, 74: 94 red, 128 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E804A?

The complementary color is #6C4A80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E804A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E804A color

#5E804A rgb(94, 128, 74)

Shades of green

The hex color #5E804A is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 50.2% green and 29% blue (94, 128, 74).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 27% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#5E804A color codes

HEX	`#5E804A`
RGB	`rgb(94, 128, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 50.2%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 27%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 42%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 42%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.87, -22.6, 25.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.87, 34.08, 131.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.571, 18.312, 9.297)`
Decimal	`6193226`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E804A, 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 #5E804A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E804A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	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 #5E804A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e804a; }
.text { color: #5e804a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e804a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 128 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e804a, #4a8051); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5E804A?: #5E804A is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E804A?: The RGB value is 94, 128, 74: 94 red, 128 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E804A?: The complementary color is #6C4A80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E804A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.