What color is #5E9D84?

#5E9D84 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Natural Orchestra. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E9D84?

The RGB value is 94, 157, 132: 94 red, 157 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E9D84?

The complementary color is #9D5E77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E9D84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E9D84 color

#5E9D84 rgb(94, 157, 132)

Shades of green

The hex color #5E9D84 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 61.6% green and 51.8% blue (94, 157, 132).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 25% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Natural Orchestra (#4C9C77), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#5E9D84 color codes

HEX	`#5E9D84`
RGB	`rgb(94, 157, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 61.6%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 25%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 40%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 16%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.03, -26.24, 6.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.03, 27.09, 165.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.836, 28.158, 26.162)`
Decimal	`6200708`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E9D84, 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 #5E9D84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5E9D84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	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 #5E9D84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e9d84; }
.text { color: #5e9d84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e9d84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 157 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e9d84, #5e979d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #5E9D84?: #5E9D84 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Natural Orchestra. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E9D84?: The RGB value is 94, 157, 132: 94 red, 157 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E9D84?: The complementary color is #9D5E77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E9D84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.