What color is #5A7D46?

#5A7D46 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Fern Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A7D46?

The RGB value is 90, 125, 70: 90 red, 125 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A7D46?

The complementary color is #69467D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A7D46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A7D46 color

#5A7D46 rgb(90, 125, 70)

Shades of green

The hex color #5A7D46 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 49% green and 27.5% blue (90, 125, 70).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 28% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Fern Green (#4F7942), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#5A7D46 color codes

HEX	`#5A7D46`
RGB	`rgb(90, 125, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 49%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 28%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 44%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 44%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.61, -23.19, 26.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.61, 34.88, 131.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.655, 17.283, 8.462)`
Decimal	`5930310`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A7D46, 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 #5A7D46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A7D46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	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 #5A7D46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a7d46; }
.text { color: #5a7d46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a7d46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 125 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a7d46, #467d4e); }

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Questions

What color is #5A7D46?: #5A7D46 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Fern Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A7D46?: The RGB value is 90, 125, 70: 90 red, 125 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A7D46?: The complementary color is #69467D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A7D46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.