#5e8556 Color Information

#5e8556 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #5e8556. In RGB, it consists of 36.9% Red, 52.2% Green, and 33.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 29.3% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 35.3% Yellow, and 47.8% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 109.8°, with saturation of 21.5% and lightness of 42.9%. The decimal value for #5e8556 is 6194518, and its nearest "web safe" color is #669966. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #5e8556 is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#5e8556 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color94, 133, 86 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color36.9%, 52.2%, 33.7% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.631, 0.478, 0.663 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.293, 0, 0.353, 0.478 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color109.8°, 21.5%, 42.9% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color109.8°, 35.3%, 52.2% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color14.683, 19.827, 11.857 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color86, 133, 125 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code6194518 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color51.641, -23.268, 21.115 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)51.641, 31.420, 137.778 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color51.641, -19.400, 30.164 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color44.527, -19.060, 15.381 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.317, 0.428, 19.827 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4284384598 / 0xff5e8556 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#669966 Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #5e8556

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #5e8556, its pure hue is 109.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 21.5%, and its lightness is 42.9%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #5e8556, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0c110b to #52744b.

Tints of #5e8556

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #5e8556, its pure hue is 109.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 21.5%, and its lightness is 42.9%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #5e8556, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #72946b to #ebf0ea.

Tones of #5e8556

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #5e8556, its pure hue is 109.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 21.5%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #5e8556, which range from #6e6e6e (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #25db00 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #5e8556

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #5e8556! For #5e8556, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #5e8556. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #5e8556

This color, #5e8556, consists of 36.9% Red, 52.2% Green, and 33.7% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 94, Green = 133, Blue = 86. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #5e8556 is 29.3% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 35.3% Yellow, and 47.8% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R36.9%
C29.3%
G52.2%
M0.0%
B33.7%
Y35.3%
K47.8%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 94 133 86
Octal 136 205 126
Hexa #5e #85 #56
Binary 01011110 10000101 01010110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 29 0 35 47
Octal 35 0 43 57
Hexa #1d #00 #23 #2f
Binary 00011101 00000000 00100011 00101111

Analogous Colors of #5e8556

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #5e8556 — which has hue 109.8° — its analogous colors are located at 79.8° and 139.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #5e8556.

Triadic Colors of #5e8556

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #5e8556 — which has hue 109.8° — its triadic colors are located at 109.8° and 349.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #5e8556.

Complementary Color of #5e8556

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #5e8556 — which has hue 109.8° — its complementary color is located at 289.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #5e8556.

Split Complementary Colors of #5e8556

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #5e8556 — which has hue 109.8° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 109.8° and 319.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #5e8556.

Tetradic Colors of #5e8556

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #5e8556 — which has hue 109.8° — its tetradic colors are located at 19.8°, 109.8°, 199.8°, and 289.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #5e8556.

Monochromatic Colors of #5e8556

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #5e8556, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #333d31 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #91c187 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #5e8556

We want to make getting started with #5e8556 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #5e8556 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #5e8556 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #5e8556 with other HTML elements.

#5e8556 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #5e8556.
<span style="color: #5e8556;">The color of this text is #5e8556.</span>

#5e8556 Background Color

The background color for this text is #5e8556.
<div style="background-color: #5e8556; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #5e8556.</div>

#5e8556 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #5e8556.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #5e8556;">This color for the shadow of this text is #5e8556.</span>

#5e8556 Border Color

This is a div with border color #5e8556.
<div style="border: #5e8556 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #5e8556.</div>

#5e8556 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #5e8556 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #5e8556; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #5e8556 on a white background.</div></div>

#5e8556 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #5e8556 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #5e8556; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #5e8556 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #5e8556 to White

This is a gradient from #5e8556 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#5e8556,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#5e8556,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#5e8556,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#5e8556,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #5e8556 to white.</div>

Gradient from #5e8556 to Black

This is a gradient from #5e8556 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#5e8556,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#5e8556,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#5e8556,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#5e8556,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #5e8556 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #5e8556

In addition to using #5e8556 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #5e8556 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #5e8556, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 94, Green = 133, Blue = 86). If you need details about the color coordinates of #5e8556 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #5e8556
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(94, 133, 86)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #5e8556; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #5e8556; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #5e8556; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(94, 133, 86);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#5e8556")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:94, green:133, blue:86, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:94 green:133 blue:86 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(94f, 133f, 86f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(94, 133, 86);
 

#5e8556 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #5e8556 the same way. For those with color blindness, #5e8556 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #5e8556 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #5e8556 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #5e8556 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #5e8556 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #5e8556 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 4.2:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #5e8556 would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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