What color is #5A6851?

#5A6851 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hinterland. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A6851?

The RGB value is 90, 104, 81: 90 red, 104 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A6851?

The complementary color is #5F5168, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A6851?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A6851 color

#5A6851 rgb(90, 104, 81)

Shades of green

The hex color #5A6851 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 40.8% green and 31.8% blue (90, 104, 81).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 12% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Hinterland (#616C51), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#5A6851 color codes

HEX	`#5A6851`
RGB	`rgb(90, 104, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 40.8%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 12%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 22%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 22%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.26, -10.05, 11.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.26, 15.07, 131.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.652, 12.668, 9.667)`
Decimal	`5924945`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A6851, 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 #5A6851	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A6851 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	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 #5A6851 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a6851; }
.text { color: #5a6851; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a6851; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 104 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a6851, #516853); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5A6851?: #5A6851 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hinterland. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A6851?: The RGB value is 90, 104, 81: 90 red, 104 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A6851?: The complementary color is #5F5168, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A6851?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.