Information about #5C9D16 color

#5C9D16 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#5C9D16 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(92, 157, 22) — 36.1% red, 61.6% green, 8.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 25 / 0 / 53 / 38. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#5C9D16 is a strongly colored yellow-green that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Kakapo (#5C9625). Slightly further away sit Green Onion (#6AA121) and Limeade (#5F9727).

The recipe behind #5C9D16 is rgb(92, 157, 22), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 6.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #5C9D16 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#5C9D16 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#5C9D16 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #5C9D16

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Kakapo color link
Kakapo

#5C9625

Green Onion color link
Green Onion

#6AA121

Limeade color link
Limeade

#5F9727

Bitter Lime color link
Bitter Lime

#648C11

Vida Loca color link
Vida Loca

#5F9228

Leaf Green color link
Leaf Green

#5CA904

Olive Drab color link
Olive Drab

#6B8E23

Christi color link
Christi

#71A91D

Olivedrab color link
Olivedrab

#698B22

Mossy Green color link
Mossy Green

#638B27

Grass color link
Grass

#5CAC2D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5C9D16
  • RGB92, 157, 22
  • CMYK25, 0, 53, 38
  • CSSrgb(92, 157, 22)
  • HSL89°, 75%, 35%
  • HSL Precise88.889°, 75.419%, 35.098%
  • HSV89°, 86%, 62%
  • HSB89°, 86%, 62%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.616
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • GLSLvec3(0.361, 0.616, 0.086)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.361, 0.616, 0.086, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.361, 0.616, 0.086)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB36.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.6%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID5C9D16
  • DECIMAL ID6069526
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01