What color is #5A623C?

#5A623C is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A623C?

The RGB value is 90, 98, 60: 90 red, 98 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A623C?

The complementary color is #443C62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A623C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A623C color

#5A623C rgb(90, 98, 60)

Shades of green

The hex color #5A623C is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 38.4% green and 23.5% blue (90, 98, 60).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 24% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Cypress (#585D40), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#5A623C color codes

HEX	`#5A623C`
RGB	`rgb(90, 98, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 38.4%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 24%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 39%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 39%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.97, -10.05, 20.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.97, 22.94, 115.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.4, 11.235, 5.948)`
Decimal	`5923388`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A623C, 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 #5A623C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A623C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	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 #5A623C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a623c; }
.text { color: #5a623c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a623c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 98 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a623c, #47623c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #5A623C?: #5A623C is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A623C?: The RGB value is 90, 98, 60: 90 red, 98 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A623C?: The complementary color is #443C62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A623C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.