What color is #5E997A?

#5E997A 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 #5E997A?

The RGB value is 94, 153, 122: 94 red, 153 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E997A?

The complementary color is #995E7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E997A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E997A color

#5E997A rgb(94, 153, 122)

Shades of green

The hex color #5E997A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 60% green and 47.8% blue (94, 153, 122).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 24% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Natural Orchestra (#4C9C77), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#5E997A color codes

HEX	`#5E997A`
RGB	`rgb(94, 153, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 60%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 24%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 39%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 20%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.57, -26.43, 10.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.57, 28.37, 158.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.519, 26.566, 22.508)`
Decimal	`6199674`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E997A, 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 #5E997A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5E997A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	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 #5E997A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e997a; }
.text { color: #5e997a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e997a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 153 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e997a, #5e9997); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #5E997A?: #5E997A 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 #5E997A?: The RGB value is 94, 153, 122: 94 red, 153 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E997A?: The complementary color is #995E7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E997A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.