What color is #5A8371?

#5A8371 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A8371?

The RGB value is 90, 131, 113: 90 red, 131 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A8371?

The complementary color is #835A6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A8371?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A8371 color

#5A8371 rgb(90, 131, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #5A8371 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 51.4% green and 44.3% blue (90, 131, 113).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 19% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#5A8371 color codes

HEX	`#5A8371`
RGB	`rgb(90, 131, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 51.4%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 19%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 31%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 14%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.38, -18.36, 5.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.38, 19.09, 164.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.312, 19.598, 18.596)`
Decimal	`5931889`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A8371, 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 #5A8371	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5A8371 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	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 #5A8371 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a8371; }
.text { color: #5a8371; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a8371; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 131 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a8371, #5a8183); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5A8371?: #5A8371 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A8371?: The RGB value is 90, 131, 113: 90 red, 131 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A8371?: The complementary color is #835A6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A8371?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.