What color is #5A8154?

#5A8154 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A8154?

The RGB value is 90, 129, 84: 90 red, 129 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A8154?

The complementary color is #7B5481, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A8154?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A8154 color

#5A8154 rgb(90, 129, 84)

Shades of green

The hex color #5A8154 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 50.6% green and 32.9% blue (90, 129, 84).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 21% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#5A8154 color codes

HEX	`#5A8154`
RGB	`rgb(90, 129, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 50.6%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 21%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 35%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 35%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.11, -23.03, 20.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.11, 30.61, 138.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.666, 18.514, 11.239)`
Decimal	`5931348`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A8154, 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 #5A8154	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5A8154 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	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 #5A8154 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a8154; }
.text { color: #5a8154; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a8154; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 129 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a8154, #548164); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5A8154?: #5A8154 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A8154?: The RGB value is 90, 129, 84: 90 red, 129 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A8154?: The complementary color is #7B5481, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A8154?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.