What color is #5A6330?

#5A6330 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Bimi Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A6330?

The RGB value is 90, 99, 48: 90 red, 99 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A6330?

The complementary color is #393063, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A6330?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A6330 color

#5A6330 rgb(90, 99, 48)

Shades of green

The hex color #5A6330 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 38.8% green and 18.8% blue (90, 99, 48).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 35% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Bimi Green (#54682B), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.44:1).

#5A6330 color codes

HEX	`#5A6330`
RGB	`rgb(90, 99, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 38.8%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 35%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 52%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 52%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.1, -12.14, 27.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.1, 30.16, 113.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.212, 11.311, 4.494)`
Decimal	`5923632`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A6330, 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 #5A6330	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A6330 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	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 #5A6330 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a6330; }
.text { color: #5a6330; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a6330; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 99 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a6330, #416330); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5A6330?: #5A6330 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Bimi Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A6330?: The RGB value is 90, 99, 48: 90 red, 99 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A6330?: The complementary color is #393063, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A6330?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.