What color is #5A663E?

#5A663E is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bancha. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A663E?

The RGB value is 90, 102, 62: 90 red, 102 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A663E?

The complementary color is #4A3E66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A663E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A663E color

#5A663E rgb(90, 102, 62)

Shades of green

The hex color #5A663E is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 40% green and 24.3% blue (90, 102, 62).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 24% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Bancha (#666A47), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#5A663E color codes

HEX	`#5A663E`
RGB	`rgb(90, 102, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 40%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 24%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 39%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 39%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.25, -12.03, 21.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.25, 24.3, 119.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.837, 12.024, 6.359)`
Decimal	`5924414`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A663E, 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 #5A663E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A663E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	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 #5A663E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a663e; }
.text { color: #5a663e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a663e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 102 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a663e, #46663e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5A663E?: #5A663E is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bancha. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A663E?: The RGB value is 90, 102, 62: 90 red, 102 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A663E?: The complementary color is #4A3E66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A663E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.