What color is #5A8643?

#5A8643 is a desaturated green known as Shepherd’s Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Shepherd’s Green?

The RGB value is 90, 134, 67: 90 red, 134 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Shepherd’s Green?

The complementary color is #6F4386, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A8643?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Shepherd’s Green color: hex code #5A8643

#5A8643 rgb(90, 134, 67)

Shades of green

Shepherd’s Green has the hex code #5A8643. It is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 52.5% green and 26.3% blue (90, 134, 67).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 33% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 47% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

Shepherd’s Green (#5A8643) color codes

HEX	`#5A8643`
RGB	`rgb(90, 134, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 52.5%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 33%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 50%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 50%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.41, -28.08, 31.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.41, 41.96, 132)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.754, 19.629, 8.373)`
Decimal	`5932611`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Shepherd’s Green, 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 #5A8643	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5A8643 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	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 #5A8643 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a8643; }
.text { color: #5a8643; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a8643; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 134 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a8643, #43864d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

See #5A8643 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #5A8643?: #5A8643 is a desaturated green known as Shepherd’s Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Shepherd’s Green?: The RGB value is 90, 134, 67: 90 red, 134 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Shepherd’s Green?: The complementary color is #6F4386, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A8643?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.