What color is #5E906F?

#5E906F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E906F?

The RGB value is 94, 144, 111: 94 red, 144 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E906F?

The complementary color is #905E7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E906F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E906F color

#5E906F rgb(94, 144, 111)

Shades of green

The hex color #5E906F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 56.5% green and 43.5% blue (94, 144, 111).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 21% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#5E906F color codes

HEX	`#5E906F`
RGB	`rgb(94, 144, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 56.5%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 21%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 35%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 23%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.56, -24.21, 12.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.56, 27.16, 153.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.458, 23.473, 18.647)`
Decimal	`6197359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E906F, 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 #5E906F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5E906F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	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 #5E906F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e906f; }
.text { color: #5e906f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e906f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 144 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e906f, #5e9088); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #5E906F?: #5E906F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E906F?: The RGB value is 94, 144, 111: 94 red, 144 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E906F?: The complementary color is #905E7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E906F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.