What color is #5A8548?

#5A8548 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Shepherd’s Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A8548?

The RGB value is 90, 133, 72: 90 red, 133 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A8548?

The complementary color is #734885, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A8548?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A8548 color

#5A8548 rgb(90, 133, 72)

Shades of green

The hex color #5A8548 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 52.2% green and 28.2% blue (90, 133, 72).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 30% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Shepherd’s Green (#5A8643), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#5A8548 color codes

HEX	`#5A8548`
RGB	`rgb(90, 133, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 52.2%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 30%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 46%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 46%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.17, -26.9, 28.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.17, 38.98, 133.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.773, 19.416, 9.152)`
Decimal	`5932360`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A8548, 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 #5A8548	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5A8548 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	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 #5A8548 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a8548; }
.text { color: #5a8548; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a8548; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 133 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a8548, #488554); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #5A8548?: #5A8548 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Shepherd’s Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A8548?: The RGB value is 90, 133, 72: 90 red, 133 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A8548?: The complementary color is #734885, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A8548?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.