What color is #5A7139?

#5A7139 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Dark Olive Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A7139?

The RGB value is 90, 113, 57: 90 red, 113 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A7139?

The complementary color is #503971, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A7139?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A7139 color

#5A7139 rgb(90, 113, 57)

Shades of green

The hex color #5A7139 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 44.3% green and 22.4% blue (90, 113, 57).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 33% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Dark Olive Green (#556B2F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#5A7139 color codes

HEX	`#5A7139`
RGB	`rgb(90, 113, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 44.3%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 33%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 50%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 50%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.63, -18.71, 28.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.63, 33.85, 123.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.86, 14.279, 6.054)`
Decimal	`5927225`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A7139, 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 #5A7139	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A7139 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	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 #5A7139 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a7139; }
.text { color: #5a7139; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a7139; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 113 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a7139, #3e7139); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5A7139?: #5A7139 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Dark Olive Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A7139?: The RGB value is 90, 113, 57: 90 red, 113 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A7139?: The complementary color is #503971, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A7139?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.