What color is #5EBF7D?

#5EBF7D is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Emerald Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5EBF7D?

The RGB value is 94, 191, 125: 94 red, 191 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5EBF7D?

The complementary color is #BF5EA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5EBF7D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5EBF7D color

#5EBF7D rgb(94, 191, 125)

Shades of green

The hex color #5EBF7D is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 74.9% green and 49% blue (94, 191, 125).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 43% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Green (#50C878), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.22:1).

#5EBF7D color codes

HEX	`#5EBF7D`
RGB	`rgb(94, 191, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 74.9%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 43%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 51%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 35%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.26, -43.34, 24.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.26, 49.93, 150.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.947, 41.12, 25.915)`
Decimal	`6209405`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5EBF7D, 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 #5EBF7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5EBF7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.22:1	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 #5EBF7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5ebf7d; }
.text { color: #5ebf7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5ebf7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 191 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5ebf7d, #5ebfad); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5EBF7D?: #5EBF7D is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Emerald Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5EBF7D?: The RGB value is 94, 191, 125: 94 red, 191 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5EBF7D?: The complementary color is #BF5EA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5EBF7D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.