Information about #5E9540 color

#5E9540 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#5E9540 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(94, 149, 64) — 36.9% red, 58.4% green, 25.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 22 / 0 / 33 / 42. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#5E9540 presents itself as a moderately toned zesty chartreuse — one that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Groovy (#5CA345). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Palm Leaf (#6F9940) and Maximum Green (#5E8C31).

The recipe behind #5E9540 is rgb(94, 149, 64), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #5E9540: 5.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.6:1 for white. #5E9540 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#5E9540 color variations

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

#5E9540 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 #5E9540

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

Groovy color link
Groovy

#5CA345

Palm Leaf color link
Palm Leaf

#6F9940

Flat Green color link
Flat Green

#699D4C

May Green color link
May Green

#4C9141

Fresh Onion color link
Fresh Onion

#5B8930

Muted Green color link
Muted Green

#5FA052

Swamp color link
Swamp

#698339

Tree Frog color link
Tree Frog

#50A743

Mid Green color link
Mid Green

#50A747

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5E9540
  • RGB94, 149, 64
  • CMYK22, 0, 33, 42
  • CSSrgb(94, 149, 64)
  • HSL99°, 40%, 42%
  • HSL Precise98.824°, 39.906%, 41.765%
  • HSV99°, 57%, 58%
  • HSB99°, 57%, 58%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • GLSLvec3(0.369, 0.584, 0.251)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.369, 0.584, 0.251, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.369, 0.584, 0.251)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB36.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.1%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID5E9540
  • DECIMAL ID6198592
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01