What color is #5EC18B?

#5EC18B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bleached Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5EC18B?

The RGB value is 94, 193, 139: 94 red, 193 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5EC18B?

The complementary color is #C15E94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5EC18B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5EC18B color

#5EC18B rgb(94, 193, 139)

Shades of green

The hex color #5EC18B is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 75.7% green and 54.5% blue (94, 193, 139).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 44% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Bleached Olive (#55BB88), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.48:1).

#5EC18B color codes

HEX	`#5EC18B`
RGB	`rgb(94, 193, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 75.7%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 44%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 51%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 28%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.13, -41.52, 18.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.13, 45.46, 155.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.344, 42.381, 31.108)`
Decimal	`6209931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5EC18B, 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 #5EC18B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5EC18B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.48:1	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 #5EC18B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5ec18b; }
.text { color: #5ec18b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5ec18b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 193 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5ec18b, #5ec1bc); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5EC18B?: #5EC18B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bleached Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5EC18B?: The RGB value is 94, 193, 139: 94 red, 193 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5EC18B?: The complementary color is #C15E94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5EC18B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.