What color is #5A7758?

#5A7758 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 #5A7758?

The RGB value is 90, 119, 88: 90 red, 119 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A7758?

The complementary color is #755877, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A7758?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A7758 color

#5A7758 rgb(90, 119, 88)

Shades of green

The hex color #5A7758 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 46.7% green and 34.5% blue (90, 119, 88).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 15% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#5A7758 color codes

HEX	`#5A7758`
RGB	`rgb(90, 119, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 46.7%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 15%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 26%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 26%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.07, -17.07, 13.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.07, 21.91, 141.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.574, 16.072, 11.67)`
Decimal	`5928792`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A7758, 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 #5A7758	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A7758 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	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 #5A7758 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a7758; }
.text { color: #5a7758; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a7758; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 119 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a7758, #587766); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #5A7758?: #5A7758 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 #5A7758?: The RGB value is 90, 119, 88: 90 red, 119 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A7758?: The complementary color is #755877, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A7758?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.