What color is #5A704E?

#5A704E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A704E?

The RGB value is 90, 112, 78: 90 red, 112 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A704E?

The complementary color is #644E70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A704E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A704E color

#5A704E rgb(90, 112, 78)

Shades of green

The hex color #5A704E is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 43.9% green and 30.6% blue (90, 112, 78).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 18% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#5A704E color codes

HEX	`#5A704E`
RGB	`rgb(90, 112, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 43.9%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 18%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 30%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 30%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.68, -15.06, 16.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.68, 22.21, 132.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.385, 14.312, 9.369)`
Decimal	`5926990`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A704E, 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 #5A704E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A704E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	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 #5A704E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a704e; }
.text { color: #5a704e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a704e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 112 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a704e, #4e7053); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #5A704E?: #5A704E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A704E?: The RGB value is 90, 112, 78: 90 red, 112 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A704E?: The complementary color is #644E70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A704E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.