What color is #5E9165?

#5E9165 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E9165?

The RGB value is 94, 145, 101: 94 red, 145 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E9165?

The complementary color is #915E8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E9165?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E9165 color

#5E9165 rgb(94, 145, 101)

Shades of green

The hex color #5E9165 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 56.9% green and 39.6% blue (94, 145, 101).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 21% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#5E9165 color codes

HEX	`#5E9165`
RGB	`rgb(94, 145, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 56.9%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 21%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 35%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 30%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.65, -26.65, 18.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.65, 32.21, 145.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.09, 23.569, 15.958)`
Decimal	`6197605`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E9165, 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 #5E9165	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5E9165 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	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 #5E9165 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e9165; }
.text { color: #5e9165; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e9165; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 145 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e9165, #5e917f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #5E9165?: #5E9165 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E9165?: The RGB value is 94, 145, 101: 94 red, 145 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E9165?: The complementary color is #915E8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E9165?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.