What color is #5E9266?

#5E9266 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E9266?

The RGB value is 94, 146, 102: 94 red, 146 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E9266?

The complementary color is #925E8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E9266?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E9266 color

#5E9266 rgb(94, 146, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #5E9266 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 57.3% green and 40% blue (94, 146, 102).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 22% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.78:1).

#5E9266 color codes

HEX	`#5E9266`
RGB	`rgb(94, 146, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 57.3%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 22%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 36%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 30%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.98, -26.95, 17.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.98, 32.4, 146.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.292, 23.896, 16.269)`
Decimal	`6197862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E9266, 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 #5E9266	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5E9266 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	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 #5E9266 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e9266; }
.text { color: #5e9266; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e9266; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 146 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e9266, #5e9280); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #5E9266?: #5E9266 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E9266?: The RGB value is 94, 146, 102: 94 red, 146 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E9266?: The complementary color is #925E8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E9266?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.