What color is #5A6939?

#5A6939 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Dark Olive Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A6939?

The RGB value is 90, 105, 57: 90 red, 105 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A6939?

The complementary color is #483969, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A6939?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A6939 color

#5A6939 rgb(90, 105, 57)

Shades of green

The hex color #5A6939 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 41.2% green and 22.4% blue (90, 105, 57).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 30% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Dark Olive Green (#556B2F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#5A6939 color codes

HEX	`#5A6939`
RGB	`rgb(90, 105, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 41.2%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 30%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 46%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 46%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.11, -14.39, 25.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.11, 28.91, 119.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.007, 12.572, 5.77)`
Decimal	`5925177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A6939, 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 #5A6939	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A6939 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	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 #5A6939 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a6939; }
.text { color: #5a6939; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a6939; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 105 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a6939, #426939); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5A6939?: #5A6939 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Dark Olive Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A6939?: The RGB value is 90, 105, 57: 90 red, 105 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A6939?: The complementary color is #483969, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A6939?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.