What color is #5A7536?

#5A7536 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Luscious Lemongrass. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A7536?

The RGB value is 90, 117, 54: 90 red, 117 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A7536?

The complementary color is #513675, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A7536?

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.

#5A7536 color

#5A7536 rgb(90, 117, 54)

Shades of green

The hex color #5A7536 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 45.9% green and 21.2% blue (90, 117, 54).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 37% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Luscious Lemongrass (#517933), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#5A7536 color codes

HEX	`#5A7536`
RGB	`rgb(90, 117, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 45.9%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 37%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 54%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 54%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.86, -21.17, 31.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.86, 37.78, 124.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.244, 15.162, 5.824)`
Decimal	`5928246`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A7536, 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 #5A7536	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A7536 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 #5A7536 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a7536; }
.text { color: #5a7536; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a7536; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 117 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a7536, #3a7536); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5A7536?: #5A7536 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Luscious Lemongrass. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A7536?: The RGB value is 90, 117, 54: 90 red, 117 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A7536?: The complementary color is #513675, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A7536?: 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.