What color is #5A6A5F?

#5A6A5F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A6A5F?

The RGB value is 90, 106, 95: 90 red, 106 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A6A5F?

The complementary color is #6A5A65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A6A5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A6A5F color

#5A6A5F rgb(90, 106, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A6A5F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 41.6% green and 37.3% blue (90, 106, 95).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 8% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#5A6A5F color codes

HEX	`#5A6A5F`
RGB	`rgb(90, 106, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 41.6%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 8%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 15%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 10%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.22, -8.44, 4.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.22, 9.41, 153.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.436, 13.308, 12.79)`
Decimal	`5925471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A6A5F, 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 #5A6A5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A6A5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	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 #5A6A5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a6a5f; }
.text { color: #5a6a5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a6a5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 106 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a6a5f, #5a6a67); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5A6A5F?: #5A6A5F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A6A5F?: The RGB value is 90, 106, 95: 90 red, 106 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A6A5F?: The complementary color is #6A5A65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A6A5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.