What color is #5A6D44?

#5A6D44 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A6D44?

The RGB value is 90, 109, 68: 90 red, 109 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A6D44?

The complementary color is #57446D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A6D44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A6D44 color

#5A6D44 rgb(90, 109, 68)

Shades of green

The hex color #5A6D44 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 42.7% green and 26.7% blue (90, 109, 68).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 23% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#5A6D44 color codes

HEX	`#5A6D44`
RGB	`rgb(90, 109, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 42.7%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 23%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 38%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 38%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.55, -15.04, 20.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.55, 25.53, 126.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.728, 13.528, 7.514)`
Decimal	`5926212`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A6D44, 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 #5A6D44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A6D44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	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 #5A6D44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a6d44; }
.text { color: #5a6d44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a6d44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 109 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a6d44, #466d44); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5A6D44?: #5A6D44 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A6D44?: The RGB value is 90, 109, 68: 90 red, 109 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A6D44?: The complementary color is #57446D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A6D44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.