What color is #5A846E?

#5A846E 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 #5A846E?

The RGB value is 90, 132, 110: 90 red, 132 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A846E?

The complementary color is #845A70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A846E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A846E color

#5A846E rgb(90, 132, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #5A846E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 51.8% green and 43.1% blue (90, 132, 110).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 19% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#5A846E color codes

HEX	`#5A846E`
RGB	`rgb(90, 132, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 51.8%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 19%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 32%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 17%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.61, -19.55, 7.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.61, 20.86, 159.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.281, 19.801, 17.766)`
Decimal	`5932142`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A846E, 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 #5A846E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5A846E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	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 #5A846E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a846e; }
.text { color: #5a846e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a846e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 132 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a846e, #5a8483); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5A846E?: #5A846E 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 #5A846E?: The RGB value is 90, 132, 110: 90 red, 132 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A846E?: The complementary color is #845A70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A846E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.