What color is #5A634C?

#5A634C 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 #5A634C?

The RGB value is 90, 99, 76: 90 red, 99 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A634C?

The complementary color is #554C63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A634C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A634C color

#5A634C rgb(90, 99, 76)

Shades of green

The hex color #5A634C is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 38.8% green and 29.8% blue (90, 99, 76).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 13% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Monstera (#5F674B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.32:1).

#5A634C color codes

HEX	`#5A634C`
RGB	`rgb(90, 99, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 38.8%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 13%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 23%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 23%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.6, -8.08, 11.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.6, 14.42, 124.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.983, 11.619, 8.553)`
Decimal	`5923660`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A634C, 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 #5A634C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A634C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	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 #5A634C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a634c; }
.text { color: #5a634c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a634c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 99 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a634c, #4f634c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5A634C?: #5A634C 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 #5A634C?: The RGB value is 90, 99, 76: 90 red, 99 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A634C?: The complementary color is #554C63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A634C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.