What color is #5A736A?

#5A736A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A736A?

The RGB value is 90, 115, 106: 90 red, 115 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A736A?

The complementary color is #735A63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A736A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A736A color

#5A736A rgb(90, 115, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A736A is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 45.1% green and 41.6% blue (90, 115, 106).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 12% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#5A736A color codes

HEX	`#5A736A`
RGB	`rgb(90, 115, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 45.1%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 12%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 22%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 8%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.28, -11.17, 1.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.28, 11.34, 169.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.948, 15.475, 15.938)`
Decimal	`5927786`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A736A, 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 #5A736A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A736A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	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 #5A736A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a736a; }
.text { color: #5a736a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a736a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 115 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a736a, #5a7073); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5A736A?: #5A736A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A736A?: The RGB value is 90, 115, 106: 90 red, 115 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A736A?: The complementary color is #735A63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A736A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.