What color is #5E9A6A?

#5E9A6A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E9A6A?

The RGB value is 94, 154, 106: 94 red, 154 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E9A6A?

The complementary color is #9A5E8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E9A6A?

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.

#5E9A6A color

#5E9A6A rgb(94, 154, 106)

Shades of green

The hex color #5E9A6A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 60.4% green and 41.6% blue (94, 154, 106).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 24% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Leafy (#679B6A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#5E9A6A color codes

HEX	`#5E9A6A`
RGB	`rgb(94, 154, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 60.4%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 24%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 39%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 31%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.54, -30.1, 19.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.54, 35.72, 147.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.772, 26.53, 17.765)`
Decimal	`6199914`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E9A6A, 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 #5E9A6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5E9A6A 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 #5E9A6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e9a6a; }
.text { color: #5e9a6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e9a6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 154 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e9a6a, #5e9a88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Shamrock Green.

Questions

What color is #5E9A6A?: #5E9A6A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E9A6A?: The RGB value is 94, 154, 106: 94 red, 154 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E9A6A?: The complementary color is #9A5E8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E9A6A?: 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.