What color is #5A6D59?

#5A6D59 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A6D59?

The RGB value is 90, 109, 89: 90 red, 109 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A6D59?

The complementary color is #6C596D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A6D59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A6D59 color

#5A6D59 rgb(90, 109, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #5A6D59 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 42.7% green and 34.9% blue (90, 109, 89).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 10% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#5A6D59 color codes

HEX	`#5A6D59`
RGB	`rgb(90, 109, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 42.7%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 10%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 18%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 18%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.99, -11.37, 8.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.99, 14.41, 142.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.488, 13.832, 11.514)`
Decimal	`5926233`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A6D59, 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 #5A6D59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A6D59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	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 #5A6D59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a6d59; }
.text { color: #5a6d59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a6d59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 109 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a6d59, #596d62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5A6D59?: #5A6D59 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A6D59?: The RGB value is 90, 109, 89: 90 red, 109 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A6D59?: The complementary color is #6C596D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A6D59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.