What color is #5A6A4D?

#5A6A4D 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 #5A6A4D?

The RGB value is 90, 106, 77: 90 red, 106 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A6A4D?

The complementary color is #5D4D6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A6A4D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A6A4D color

#5A6A4D rgb(90, 106, 77)

Shades of green

The hex color #5A6A4D is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 41.6% green and 30.2% blue (90, 106, 77).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 16% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Hinterland (#616C51), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#5A6A4D color codes

HEX	`#5A6A4D`
RGB	`rgb(90, 106, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 41.6%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 16%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 27%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 27%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.79, -11.9, 14.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.79, 18.64, 129.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.71, 13.017, 8.968)`
Decimal	`5925453`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A6A4D, 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 #5A6A4D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A6A4D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	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 #5A6A4D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a6a4d; }
.text { color: #5a6a4d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a6a4d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 106 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a6a4d, #4d6a4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5A6A4D?: #5A6A4D 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 #5A6A4D?: The RGB value is 90, 106, 77: 90 red, 106 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A6A4D?: The complementary color is #5D4D6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A6A4D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.