What color is #5EA189?

#5EA189 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jewel Weed. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5EA189?

The RGB value is 94, 161, 137: 94 red, 161 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5EA189?

The complementary color is #A15E76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5EA189?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5EA189 color

#5EA189 rgb(94, 161, 137)

Shades of green

The hex color #5EA189 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 63.1% green and 53.7% blue (94, 161, 137).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 26% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Jewel Weed (#46A795), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#5EA189 color codes

HEX	`#5EA189`
RGB	`rgb(94, 161, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 63.1%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 26%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 42%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 15%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.37, -27.09, 5.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.37, 27.72, 167.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.875, 29.674, 28.237)`
Decimal	`6201737`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5EA189, 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 #5EA189	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5EA189 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	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 #5EA189 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5ea189; }
.text { color: #5ea189; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5ea189; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 161 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5ea189, #5e98a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #5EA189?: #5EA189 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jewel Weed. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5EA189?: The RGB value is 94, 161, 137: 94 red, 161 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5EA189?: The complementary color is #A15E76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5EA189?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.