What color is #5E922F?

#5E922F is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Basil. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E922F?

The RGB value is 94, 146, 47: 94 red, 146 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E922F?

The complementary color is #632F92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E922F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E922F color

#5E922F rgb(94, 146, 47)

Shades of green

The hex color #5E922F is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 57.3% green and 18.4% blue (94, 146, 47).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 51% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 68% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Basil (#579229), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

#5E922F color codes

HEX	`#5E922F`
RGB	`rgb(94, 146, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 57.3%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 51%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 68%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 68%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.22, -34.35, 45.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.22, 56.81, 127.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.408, 23.142, 6.344)`
Decimal	`6197807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E922F, 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 #5E922F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5E922F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	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 #5E922F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e922f; }
.text { color: #5e922f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e922f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 146 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e922f, #2f9231); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5E922F?: #5E922F is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Basil. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E922F?: The RGB value is 94, 146, 47: 94 red, 146 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E922F?: The complementary color is #632F92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E922F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.