What color is #5A7050?

#5A7050 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 #5A7050?

The RGB value is 90, 112, 80: 90 red, 112 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A7050?

The complementary color is #665070, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A7050?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A7050 color

#5A7050 rgb(90, 112, 80)

Shades of green

The hex color #5A7050 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 43.9% green and 31.4% blue (90, 112, 80).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 17% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#5A7050 color codes

HEX	`#5A7050`
RGB	`rgb(90, 112, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 43.9%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 17%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 29%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 29%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.72, -14.72, 15.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.72, 21.16, 134.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.458, 14.341, 9.752)`
Decimal	`5926992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A7050, 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 #5A7050	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A7050 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	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 #5A7050 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a7050; }
.text { color: #5a7050; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a7050; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 112 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a7050, #507056); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #5A7050?: #5A7050 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 #5A7050?: The RGB value is 90, 112, 80: 90 red, 112 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A7050?: The complementary color is #665070, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A7050?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.