What color is #5A7855?

#5A7855 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 #5A7855?

The RGB value is 90, 120, 85: 90 red, 120 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A7855?

The complementary color is #735578, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A7855?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A7855 color

#5A7855 rgb(90, 120, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #5A7855 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 47.1% green and 33.3% blue (90, 120, 85).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 17% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#5A7855 color codes

HEX	`#5A7855`
RGB	`rgb(90, 120, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 47.1%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 17%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 29%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 29%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.32, -18.16, 15.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.32, 24.09, 138.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.572, 16.262, 11.069)`
Decimal	`5929045`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A7855, 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 #5A7855	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A7855 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	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 #5A7855 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a7855; }
.text { color: #5a7855; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a7855; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 120 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a7855, #557861); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5A7855?: #5A7855 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 #5A7855?: The RGB value is 90, 120, 85: 90 red, 120 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A7855?: The complementary color is #735578, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A7855?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.