What color is #5A7359?

#5A7359 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A7359?

The RGB value is 90, 115, 89: 90 red, 115 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A7359?

The complementary color is #725973, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A7359?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A7359 color

#5A7359 rgb(90, 115, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #5A7359 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 45.1% green and 34.9% blue (90, 115, 89).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 13% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 55% black.

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

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#5A7359 color codes

HEX	`#5A7359`
RGB	`rgb(90, 115, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 45.1%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 13%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 23%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 23%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.85, -14.71, 11.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.85, 18.64, 142.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.15, 15.156, 11.735)`
Decimal	`5927769`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A7359, 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 #5A7359	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A7359 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	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 #5A7359 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a7359; }
.text { color: #5a7359; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a7359; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 115 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a7359, #597365); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #5A7359?: #5A7359 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A7359?: The RGB value is 90, 115, 89: 90 red, 115 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A7359?: The complementary color is #725973, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A7359?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.