What color is #5E8562?

#5E8562 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E8562?

The RGB value is 94, 133, 98: 94 red, 133 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E8562?

The complementary color is #855E81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E8562?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E8562 color

#5E8562 rgb(94, 133, 98)

Shades of green

The hex color #5E8562 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 52.2% green and 38.4% blue (94, 133, 98).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 17% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#5E8562 color codes

HEX	`#5E8562`
RGB	`rgb(94, 133, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 52.2%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 17%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 29%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 26%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.88, -21.14, 14.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.88, 25.7, 145.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.208, 20.036, 14.619)`
Decimal	`6194530`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E8562, 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 #5E8562	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5E8562 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	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 #5E8562 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e8562; }
.text { color: #5e8562; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e8562; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 133 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e8562, #5e8576); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #5E8562?: #5E8562 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E8562?: The RGB value is 94, 133, 98: 94 red, 133 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E8562?: The complementary color is #855E81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E8562?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.