What color is #5A7866?

#5A7866 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A7866?

The RGB value is 90, 120, 102: 90 red, 120 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A7866?

The complementary color is #785A6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A7866?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A7866 color

#5A7866 rgb(90, 120, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #5A7866 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 47.1% green and 40% blue (90, 120, 102).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 14% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#5A7866 color codes

HEX	`#5A7866`
RGB	`rgb(90, 120, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 47.1%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 14%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 25%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 15%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.71, -14.82, 6.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.71, 16.15, 156.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.33, 16.565, 15.063)`
Decimal	`5929062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A7866, 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 #5A7866	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A7866 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	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 #5A7866 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a7866; }
.text { color: #5a7866; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a7866; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 120 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a7866, #5a7875); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5A7866?: #5A7866 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A7866?: The RGB value is 90, 120, 102: 90 red, 120 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A7866?: The complementary color is #785A6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A7866?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.