What color is #5A736D?

#5A736D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A736D?

The RGB value is 90, 115, 109: 90 red, 115 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A736D?

The complementary color is #735A60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A736D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A736D color

#5A736D rgb(90, 115, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A736D is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 45.1% green and 42.7% blue (90, 115, 109).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 12% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#5A736D color codes

HEX	`#5A736D`
RGB	`rgb(90, 115, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 45.1%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 12%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 22%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 5%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.36, -10.49, 0.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.36, 10.49, 178.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.107, 15.539, 16.774)`
Decimal	`5927789`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A736D, 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 #5A736D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A736D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	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 #5A736D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a736d; }
.text { color: #5a736d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a736d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 115 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a736d, #5a6d73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5A736D?: #5A736D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A736D?: The RGB value is 90, 115, 109: 90 red, 115 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A736D?: The complementary color is #735A60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A736D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.