What color is #5A7955?

#5A7955 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 #5A7955?

The RGB value is 90, 121, 85: 90 red, 121 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A7955?

The complementary color is #745579, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A7955?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A7955 color

#5A7955 rgb(90, 121, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #5A7955 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 47.5% green and 33.3% blue (90, 121, 85).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 17% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#5A7955 color codes

HEX	`#5A7955`
RGB	`rgb(90, 121, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 47.5%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 17%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 30%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 30%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.63, -18.69, 16.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.63, 24.77, 139)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.693, 16.504, 11.109)`
Decimal	`5929301`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A7955, 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 #5A7955	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A7955 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	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 #5A7955 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a7955; }
.text { color: #5a7955; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a7955; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 121 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a7955, #557962); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5A7955?: #5A7955 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 #5A7955?: The RGB value is 90, 121, 85: 90 red, 121 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A7955?: The complementary color is #745579, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A7955?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.