What color is #5A644D?

#5A644D 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 #5A644D?

The RGB value is 90, 100, 77: 90 red, 100 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A644D?

The complementary color is #574D64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A644D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A644D color

#5A644D rgb(90, 100, 77)

Shades of green

The hex color #5A644D is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 39.2% green and 30.2% blue (90, 100, 77).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 13% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% 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 6.24:1).

#5A644D color codes

HEX	`#5A644D`
RGB	`rgb(90, 100, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 39.2%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 13%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 23%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 23%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.93, -8.48, 11.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.93, 14.53, 125.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.113, 11.824, 8.769)`
Decimal	`5923917`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A644D, 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 #5A644D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A644D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	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 #5A644D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a644d; }
.text { color: #5a644d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a644d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 100 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a644d, #4f644d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5A644D?: #5A644D 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 #5A644D?: The RGB value is 90, 100, 77: 90 red, 100 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A644D?: The complementary color is #574D64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A644D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.