What color is #5A715A?

#5A715A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A715A?

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

What is the complementary color of #5A715A?

The complementary color is #715A71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A715A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A715A color

#5A715A rgb(90, 113, 90)

Shades of green

The hex color #5A715A is a grayish green.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 11% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#5A715A color codes

HEX	`#5A715A`
RGB	`rgb(90, 113, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 44.3%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 11%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 20%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 20%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.25, -13.41, 10.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.25, 16.75, 143.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.967, 14.722, 11.882)`
Decimal	`5927258`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A715A, 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 #5A715A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A715A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #5A715A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a715a; }
.text { color: #5a715a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a715a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 113 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a715a, #5a7166); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5A715A?: #5A715A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A715A?: The RGB value is 90, 113, 90: 90 red, 113 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A715A?: The complementary color is #715A71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A715A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.