What color is #5E9572?

#5E9572 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Natural Orchestra. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E9572?

The RGB value is 94, 149, 114: 94 red, 149 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E9572?

The complementary color is #955E81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E9572?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E9572 color

#5E9572 rgb(94, 149, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #5E9572 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 58.4% green and 44.7% blue (94, 149, 114).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 23% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Natural Orchestra (#4C9C77), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

#5E9572 color codes

HEX	`#5E9572`
RGB	`rgb(94, 149, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 58.4%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 23%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 37%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 23%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.16, -26.11, 12.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.16, 29.1, 153.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.4, 25.088, 19.789)`
Decimal	`6198642`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E9572, 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 #5E9572	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5E9572 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	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 #5E9572 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e9572; }
.text { color: #5e9572; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e9572; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 149 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e9572, #5e958d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #5E9572?: #5E9572 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Natural Orchestra. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E9572?: The RGB value is 94, 149, 114: 94 red, 149 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E9572?: The complementary color is #955E81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E9572?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.