What color is #5EB843?

#5EB843 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Exit Light. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5EB843?

The RGB value is 94, 184, 67: 94 red, 184 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5EB843?

The complementary color is #9D43B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5EB843?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5EB843 color

#5EB843 rgb(94, 184, 67)

Shades of green

The hex color #5EB843 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 72.2% green and 26.3% blue (94, 184, 67).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 47% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 64% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Exit Light (#55BB33), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.41:1).

#5EB843 color codes

HEX	`#5EB843`
RGB	`rgb(94, 184, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 72.2%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 47%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 64%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 64%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.33, -48.63, 49.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.33, 69.59, 134.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.769, 37.064, 11.263)`
Decimal	`6207555`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5EB843, 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 #5EB843	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5EB843 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.41:1	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 #5EB843 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5eb843; }
.text { color: #5eb843; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5eb843; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 184 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5eb843, #43b862); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5EB843?: #5EB843 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Exit Light. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5EB843?: The RGB value is 94, 184, 67: 94 red, 184 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5EB843?: The complementary color is #9D43B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5EB843?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.