What color is #5A8357?

#5A8357 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A8357?

The RGB value is 90, 131, 87: 90 red, 131 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A8357?

The complementary color is #805783, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A8357?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A8357 color

#5A8357 rgb(90, 131, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #5A8357 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 51.4% green and 34.1% blue (90, 131, 87).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 20% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#5A8357 color codes

HEX	`#5A8357`
RGB	`rgb(90, 131, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 51.4%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 20%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 34%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 34%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.8, -23.53, 19.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.8, 30.49, 140.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.052, 19.094, 11.96)`
Decimal	`5931863`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A8357, 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 #5A8357	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5A8357 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	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 #5A8357 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a8357; }
.text { color: #5a8357; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a8357; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 131 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a8357, #57836a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5A8357?: #5A8357 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A8357?: The RGB value is 90, 131, 87: 90 red, 131 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A8357?: The complementary color is #805783, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A8357?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.