What color is #5A6348?

#5A6348 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Monstera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A6348?

The RGB value is 90, 99, 72: 90 red, 99 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A6348?

The complementary color is #514863, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A6348?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A6348 color

#5A6348 rgb(90, 99, 72)

Shades of green

The hex color #5A6348 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 38.8% green and 28.2% blue (90, 99, 72).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 16% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Monstera (#5F674B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#5A6348 color codes

HEX	`#5A6348`
RGB	`rgb(90, 99, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 38.8%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 16%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 27%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 27%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.52, -8.77, 14.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.52, 16.71, 121.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.848, 11.565, 7.843)`
Decimal	`5923656`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A6348, 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 #5A6348	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A6348 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	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 #5A6348 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a6348; }
.text { color: #5a6348; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a6348; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 99 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a6348, #4d6348); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5A6348?: #5A6348 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Monstera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A6348?: The RGB value is 90, 99, 72: 90 red, 99 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A6348?: The complementary color is #514863, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A6348?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.