What color is #5A6033?

#5A6033 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Civilization. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A6033?

The RGB value is 90, 96, 51: 90 red, 96 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A6033?

The complementary color is #393360, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A6033?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A6033 color

#5A6033 rgb(90, 96, 51)

Shades of green

The hex color #5A6033 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 37.6% green and 20% blue (90, 96, 51).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 31% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Civilization (#69673A), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#5A6033 color codes

HEX	`#5A6033`
RGB	`rgb(90, 96, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 37.6%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 31%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 47%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 47%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.2, -10.08, 24.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.2, 26.8, 112.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.997, 10.779, 4.738)`
Decimal	`5922867`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A6033, 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 #5A6033	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A6033 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	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 #5A6033 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a6033; }
.text { color: #5a6033; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a6033; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 96 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a6033, #446033); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5A6033?: #5A6033 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Civilization. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A6033?: The RGB value is 90, 96, 51: 90 red, 96 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A6033?: The complementary color is #393360, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A6033?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.