What color is #5E9717?

#5E9717 is a dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Gecko’s Dream. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E9717?

The RGB value is 94, 151, 23: 94 red, 151 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E9717?

The complementary color is #501797, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E9717?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E9717 color

#5E9717 rgb(94, 151, 23)

Shades of green

The hex color #5E9717 is a dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 59.2% green and 9% blue (94, 151, 23).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 74% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 85% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Gecko’s Dream (#669900), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#5E9717 color codes

HEX	`#5E9717`
RGB	`rgb(94, 151, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 59.2%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 74%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 85%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 85%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.66, -38.04, 55.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.66, 66.89, 124.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.837, 24.574, 4.719)`
Decimal	`6199063`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E9717, 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 #5E9717	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5E9717 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	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 #5E9717 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e9717; }
.text { color: #5e9717; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e9717; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 151 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e9717, #1e9717); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5E9717?: #5E9717 is a dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Gecko’s Dream. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E9717?: The RGB value is 94, 151, 23: 94 red, 151 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E9717?: The complementary color is #501797, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E9717?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.