What color is #5EA68C?

#5EA68C is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Hole in One. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5EA68C?

The RGB value is 94, 166, 140: 94 red, 166 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5EA68C?

The complementary color is #A65E78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5EA68C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5EA68C color

#5EA68C rgb(94, 166, 140)

Shades of green

The hex color #5EA68C is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 65.1% green and 54.9% blue (94, 166, 140).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 29% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Hole in One (#4AAE97), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#5EA68C color codes

HEX	`#5EA68C`
RGB	`rgb(94, 166, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 65.1%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 29%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 43%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 16%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.96, -28.86, 6.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.96, 29.57, 167.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.984, 31.544, 29.683)`
Decimal	`6203020`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5EA68C, 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 #5EA68C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5EA68C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	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 #5EA68C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5ea68c; }
.text { color: #5ea68c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5ea68c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 166 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5ea68c, #5e9ca6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #5EA68C?: #5EA68C is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Hole in One. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5EA68C?: The RGB value is 94, 166, 140: 94 red, 166 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5EA68C?: The complementary color is #A65E78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5EA68C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.