What color is #5E8E53?

#5E8E53 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Victorian Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E8E53?

The RGB value is 94, 142, 83: 94 red, 142 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E8E53?

The complementary color is #83538E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E8E53?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E8E53 color

#5E8E53 rgb(94, 142, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #5E8E53 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 55.7% green and 32.5% blue (94, 142, 83).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 26% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Victorian Garden (#558E4C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#5E8E53 color codes

HEX	`#5E8E53`
RGB	`rgb(94, 142, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 55.7%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 26%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 42%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 42%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.4, -28.22, 26.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.4, 38.64, 136.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.85, 22.35, 11.661)`
Decimal	`6196819`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E8E53, 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 #5E8E53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5E8E53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	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 #5E8E53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e8e53; }
.text { color: #5e8e53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e8e53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 142 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e8e53, #538e65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #5E8E53?: #5E8E53 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Victorian Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E8E53?: The RGB value is 94, 142, 83: 94 red, 142 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E8E53?: The complementary color is #83538E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E8E53?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.