What color is #5E8556?

#5E8556 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E8556?

The RGB value is 94, 133, 86: 94 red, 133 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E8556?

The complementary color is #7D5685, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E8556?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E8556 color

#5E8556 rgb(94, 133, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #5E8556 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 52.2% green and 33.7% blue (94, 133, 86).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 21% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#5E8556 color codes

HEX	`#5E8556`
RGB	`rgb(94, 133, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 52.2%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 21%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 35%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 35%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.64, -23.27, 21.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.64, 31.42, 137.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.683, 19.826, 11.855)`
Decimal	`6194518`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E8556, 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 #5E8556	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5E8556 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	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 #5E8556 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e8556; }
.text { color: #5e8556; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e8556; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 133 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e8556, #568566); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #5E8556?: #5E8556 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E8556?: The RGB value is 94, 133, 86: 94 red, 133 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E8556?: The complementary color is #7D5685, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E8556?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.