What color is #5A725E?

#5A725E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A725E?

The RGB value is 90, 114, 94: 90 red, 114 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A725E?

The complementary color is #725A6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A725E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A725E color

#5A725E rgb(90, 114, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #5A725E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 44.7% green and 36.9% blue (90, 114, 94).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 12% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#5A725E color codes

HEX	`#5A725E`
RGB	`rgb(90, 114, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 44.7%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 12%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 21%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 18%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.66, -13.17, 8.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.66, 15.53, 148.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.254, 15.016, 12.84)`
Decimal	`5927518`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A725E, 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 #5A725E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A725E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	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 #5A725E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a725e; }
.text { color: #5a725e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a725e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 114 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a725e, #5a726a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5A725E?: #5A725E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A725E?: The RGB value is 90, 114, 94: 90 red, 114 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A725E?: The complementary color is #725A6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A725E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.