What color is #5EB05E?

#5EB05E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Devil’s Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5EB05E?

The RGB value is 94, 176, 94: 94 red, 176 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5EB05E?

The complementary color is #B05EB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5EB05E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5EB05E color

#5EB05E rgb(94, 176, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #5EB05E is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 69% green and 36.9% blue (94, 176, 94).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 34% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Devil’s Grass (#44AA55), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.85:1).

#5EB05E color codes

HEX	`#5EB05E`
RGB	`rgb(94, 176, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 69%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 34%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 47%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 47%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.15, -42.04, 34.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.15, 54.27, 140.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.161, 34.237, 16.028)`
Decimal	`6205534`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5EB05E, 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 #5EB05E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5EB05E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.85:1	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 #5EB05E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5eb05e; }
.text { color: #5eb05e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5eb05e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 176 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5eb05e, #5eb087); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #5EB05E?: #5EB05E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Devil’s Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5EB05E?: The RGB value is 94, 176, 94: 94 red, 176 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5EB05E?: The complementary color is #B05EB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5EB05E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.