What color is #5A6642?

#5A6642 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 #5A6642?

The RGB value is 90, 102, 66: 90 red, 102 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A6642?

The complementary color is #4E4266, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A6642?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A6642 color

#5A6642 rgb(90, 102, 66)

Shades of green

The hex color #5A6642 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 40% green and 25.9% blue (90, 102, 66).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 21% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Monstera (#5F674B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.15:1).

#5A6642 color codes

HEX	`#5A6642`
RGB	`rgb(90, 102, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 40%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 21%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 35%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 35%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.33, -11.44, 18.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.33, 22.07, 121.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.951, 12.07, 6.959)`
Decimal	`5924418`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A6642, 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 #5A6642	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A6642 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	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 #5A6642 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a6642; }
.text { color: #5a6642; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a6642; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 102 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a6642, #486642); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #5A6642?: #5A6642 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 #5A6642?: The RGB value is 90, 102, 66: 90 red, 102 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A6642?: The complementary color is #4E4266, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A6642?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.