What color is #5A8066?

#5A8066 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A8066?

The RGB value is 90, 128, 102: 90 red, 128 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A8066?

The complementary color is #805A74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A8066?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A8066 color

#5A8066 rgb(90, 128, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #5A8066 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 50.2% green and 40% blue (90, 128, 102).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 17% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#5A8066 color codes

HEX	`#5A8066`
RGB	`rgb(90, 128, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 50.2%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 17%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 30%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 20%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.18, -19.13, 9.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.18, 21.54, 152.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.333, 18.571, 15.397)`
Decimal	`5931110`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A8066, 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 #5A8066	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5A8066 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	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 #5A8066 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a8066; }
.text { color: #5a8066; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a8066; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 128 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a8066, #5a8079); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #5A8066?: #5A8066 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A8066?: The RGB value is 90, 128, 102: 90 red, 128 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A8066?: The complementary color is #805A74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A8066?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.