What color is #5EAA82?

#5EAA82 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lily Pads. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5EAA82?

The RGB value is 94, 170, 130: 94 red, 170 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5EAA82?

The complementary color is #AA5E86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5EAA82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5EAA82 color

#5EAA82 rgb(94, 170, 130)

Shades of green

The hex color #5EAA82 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 66.7% green and 51% blue (94, 170, 130).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 31% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Lily Pads (#6DB083), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.55:1).

#5EAA82 color codes

HEX	`#5EAA82`
RGB	`rgb(94, 170, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 66.7%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 31%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 45%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 24%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.95, -32.95, 13.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.95, 35.57, 157.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.018, 32.739, 26.221)`
Decimal	`6204034`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5EAA82, 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 #5EAA82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5EAA82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	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 #5EAA82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5eaa82; }
.text { color: #5eaa82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5eaa82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 170 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5eaa82, #5eaaa8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5EAA82?: #5EAA82 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lily Pads. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5EAA82?: The RGB value is 94, 170, 130: 94 red, 170 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5EAA82?: The complementary color is #AA5E86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5EAA82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.