What color is #5EB173?

#5EB173 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medium Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5EB173?

The RGB value is 94, 177, 115: 94 red, 177 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5EB173?

The complementary color is #B15E9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5EB173?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5EB173 color

#5EB173 rgb(94, 177, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #5EB173 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 69.4% green and 45.1% blue (94, 177, 115).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 35% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Medium Sea Green (#3CB371), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.01:1).

#5EB173 color codes

HEX	`#5EB173`
RGB	`rgb(94, 177, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 69.4%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 35%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 47%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 35%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.8, -39.05, 24.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.8, 45.9, 148.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.431, 35.06, 21.749)`
Decimal	`6205811`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5EB173, 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 #5EB173	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5EB173 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.01:1	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 #5EB173 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5eb173; }
.text { color: #5eb173; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5eb173; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 177 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5eb173, #5eb19c); }

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Questions

What color is #5EB173?: #5EB173 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medium Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5EB173?: The RGB value is 94, 177, 115: 94 red, 177 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5EB173?: The complementary color is #B15E9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5EB173?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.