What color is #5A6655?

#5A6655 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A6655?

The RGB value is 90, 102, 85: 90 red, 102 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A6655?

The complementary color is #615566, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A6655?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A6655 color

#5A6655 rgb(90, 102, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A6655 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 40% green and 33.3% blue (90, 102, 85).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 9% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#5A6655 color codes

HEX	`#5A6655`
RGB	`rgb(90, 102, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 40%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 9%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 17%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 17%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.74, -8.15, 8.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.74, 11.48, 135.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.607, 12.332, 10.414)`
Decimal	`5924437`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A6655, 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 #5A6655	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A6655 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	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 #5A6655 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a6655; }
.text { color: #5a6655; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a6655; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 102 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a6655, #556659); }

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Questions

What color is #5A6655?: #5A6655 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A6655?: The RGB value is 90, 102, 85: 90 red, 102 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A6655?: The complementary color is #615566, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A6655?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.