What color is #5A9E4B?

#5A9E4B is a desaturated green known as Golf Course. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Golf Course?

The RGB value is 90, 158, 75: 90 red, 158 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Golf Course?

The complementary color is #8F4B9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A9E4B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Golf Course color: hex code #5A9E4B

#5A9E4B rgb(90, 158, 75)

Shades of green

Golf Course has the hex code #5A9E4B. It is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 62% green and 29.4% blue (90, 158, 75).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 36% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 38% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

Golf Course (#5A9E4B) color codes

HEX	`#5A9E4B`
RGB	`rgb(90, 158, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 62%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 36%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 53%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 53%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.1, -38.1, 36.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.1, 52.73, 136.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.713, 27.134, 10.959)`
Decimal	`5938763`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Golf Course, 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 #5A9E4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5A9E4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	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 #5A9E4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a9e4b; }
.text { color: #5a9e4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a9e4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 158 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a9e4b, #4b9e66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

See #5A9E4B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #5A9E4B?: #5A9E4B is a desaturated green known as Golf Course. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Golf Course?: The RGB value is 90, 158, 75: 90 red, 158 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Golf Course?: The complementary color is #8F4B9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A9E4B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.