What color is #5A736F?

#5A736F 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 #5A736F?

The RGB value is 90, 115, 111: 90 red, 115 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A736F?

The complementary color is #735A5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A736F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A736F color

#5A736F rgb(90, 115, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A736F is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 45.1% green and 43.5% blue (90, 115, 111).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 12% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#5A736F color codes

HEX	`#5A736F`
RGB	`rgb(90, 115, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 45.1%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 12%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 22%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 3%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.42, -10.03, -0.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.42, 10.06, 184.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.216, 15.582, 17.347)`
Decimal	`5927791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A736F, 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 #5A736F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A736F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	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 #5A736F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a736f; }
.text { color: #5a736f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a736f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 115 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a736f, #5a6b73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5A736F?: #5A736F 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 #5A736F?: The RGB value is 90, 115, 111: 90 red, 115 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A736F?: The complementary color is #735A5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A736F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.