What color is #5E9555?

#5E9555 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Wicked Witch. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E9555?

The RGB value is 94, 149, 85: 94 red, 149 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E9555?

The complementary color is #8C5595, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E9555?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E9555 color

#5E9555 rgb(94, 149, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #5E9555 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 58.4% green and 33.3% blue (94, 149, 85).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 27% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Wicked Witch (#5B984F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.91:1).

#5E9555 color codes

HEX	`#5E9555`
RGB	`rgb(94, 149, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 58.4%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 27%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 43%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 43%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.61, -31.27, 28.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.61, 42.09, 137.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.003, 24.53, 12.431)`
Decimal	`6198613`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E9555, 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 #5E9555	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5E9555 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.91:1	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 #5E9555 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e9555; }
.text { color: #5e9555; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e9555; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 149 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e9555, #55956c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #5E9555?: #5E9555 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Wicked Witch. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E9555?: The RGB value is 94, 149, 85: 94 red, 149 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E9555?: The complementary color is #8C5595, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E9555?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.