What color is #5A7F53?

#5A7F53 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A7F53?

The RGB value is 90, 127, 83: 90 red, 127 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A7F53?

The complementary color is #78537F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A7F53?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A7F53 color

#5A7F53 rgb(90, 127, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #5A7F53 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 49.8% green and 32.5% blue (90, 127, 83).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 21% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#5A7F53 color codes

HEX	`#5A7F53`
RGB	`rgb(90, 127, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 49.8%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 21%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 35%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 35%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.47, -22.17, 19.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.47, 29.78, 138.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.367, 17.976, 10.947)`
Decimal	`5930835`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A7F53, 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 #5A7F53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A7F53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	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 #5A7F53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a7f53; }
.text { color: #5a7f53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a7f53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 127 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a7f53, #537f62); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5A7F53?: #5A7F53 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A7F53?: The RGB value is 90, 127, 83: 90 red, 127 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A7F53?: The complementary color is #78537F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A7F53?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.