What color is #5A7970?

#5A7970 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A7970?

The RGB value is 90, 121, 112: 90 red, 121 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A7970?

The complementary color is #795A63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A7970?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A7970 color

#5A7970 rgb(90, 121, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #5A7970 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 47.5% green and 43.9% blue (90, 121, 112).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 15% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Underwater World (#657F7A), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#5A7970 color codes

HEX	`#5A7970`
RGB	`rgb(90, 121, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 47.5%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 15%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 26%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 7%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.28, -13.16, 1.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.28, 13.23, 174.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.978, 17.018, 17.874)`
Decimal	`5929328`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A7970, 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 #5A7970	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A7970 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	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 #5A7970 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a7970; }
.text { color: #5a7970; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a7970; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 121 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a7970, #5a7279); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5A7970?: #5A7970 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A7970?: The RGB value is 90, 121, 112: 90 red, 121 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A7970?: The complementary color is #795A63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A7970?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.