What color is #5E9062?

#5E9062 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E9062?

The RGB value is 94, 144, 98: 94 red, 144 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E9062?

The complementary color is #905E8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E9062?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E9062 color

#5E9062 rgb(94, 144, 98)

Shades of green

The hex color #5E9062 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 56.5% green and 38.4% blue (94, 144, 98).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 21% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

#5E9062 color codes

HEX	`#5E9062`
RGB	`rgb(94, 144, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 56.5%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 21%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 35%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 32%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.29, -26.7, 19.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.29, 32.93, 144.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.793, 23.207, 15.148)`
Decimal	`6197346`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E9062, 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 #5E9062	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5E9062 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	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 #5E9062 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e9062; }
.text { color: #5e9062; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e9062; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 144 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e9062, #5e907b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #5E9062?: #5E9062 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E9062?: The RGB value is 94, 144, 98: 94 red, 144 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E9062?: The complementary color is #905E8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E9062?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.