What color is #5A6853?

#5A6853 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A6853?

The RGB value is 90, 104, 83: 90 red, 104 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A6853?

The complementary color is #615368, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A6853?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A6853 color

#5A6853 rgb(90, 104, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #5A6853 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 40.8% green and 32.5% blue (90, 104, 83).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 11% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#5A6853 color codes

HEX	`#5A6853`
RGB	`rgb(90, 104, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 40.8%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 11%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 20%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 20%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.31, -9.68, 10.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.31, 13.98, 133.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.728, 12.699, 10.068)`
Decimal	`5924947`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A6853, 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 #5A6853	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A6853 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	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 #5A6853 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a6853; }
.text { color: #5a6853; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a6853; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 104 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a6853, #536857); }

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Questions

What color is #5A6853?: #5A6853 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A6853?: The RGB value is 90, 104, 83: 90 red, 104 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A6853?: The complementary color is #615368, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A6853?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.