What color is #5A7453?

#5A7453 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A7453?

The RGB value is 90, 116, 83: 90 red, 116 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A7453?

The complementary color is #6D5374, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A7453?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A7453 color

#5A7453 rgb(90, 116, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #5A7453 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 45.5% green and 32.5% blue (90, 116, 83).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 17% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#5A7453 color codes

HEX	`#5A7453`
RGB	`rgb(90, 116, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 45.5%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 17%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 28%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 28%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.03, -16.37, 15.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.03, 22.36, 137.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.023, 15.289, 10.5)`
Decimal	`5928019`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A7453, 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 #5A7453	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A7453 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	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 #5A7453 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a7453; }
.text { color: #5a7453; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a7453; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 116 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a7453, #53745d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5A7453?: #5A7453 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A7453?: The RGB value is 90, 116, 83: 90 red, 116 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A7453?: The complementary color is #6D5374, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A7453?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.