What color is #5E917D?

#5E917D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E917D?

The RGB value is 94, 145, 125: 94 red, 145 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E917D?

The complementary color is #915E72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E917D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E917D color

#5E917D rgb(94, 145, 125)

Shades of green

The hex color #5E917D is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 56.9% green and 49% blue (94, 145, 125).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 21% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#5E917D color codes

HEX	`#5E917D`
RGB	`rgb(94, 145, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 56.9%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 21%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 35%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 14%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.2, -21.74, 5.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.2, 22.36, 166.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.442, 24.11, 23.08)`
Decimal	`6197629`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E917D, 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 #5E917D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5E917D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	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 #5E917D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e917d; }
.text { color: #5e917d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e917d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 145 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e917d, #5e8b91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #5E917D?: #5E917D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E917D?: The RGB value is 94, 145, 125: 94 red, 145 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E917D?: The complementary color is #915E72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E917D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.