What color is #5A855B?

#5A855B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A855B?

The RGB value is 90, 133, 91: 90 red, 133 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A855B?

The complementary color is #855A84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A855B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A855B color

#5A855B rgb(90, 133, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #5A855B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 52.2% green and 35.7% blue (90, 133, 91).

Its hue angle is 121°, with 19% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#5A855B color codes

HEX	`#5A855B`
RGB	`rgb(90, 133, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 52.2%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(121, 19%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(121, 32%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 32%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.5, -23.84, 18.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.5, 29.91, 142.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.492, 19.703, 12.935)`
Decimal	`5932379`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A855B, 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 #5A855B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5A855B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	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 #5A855B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a855b; }
.text { color: #5a855b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a855b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 133 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a855b, #5a8571); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #5A855B?: #5A855B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A855B?: The RGB value is 90, 133, 91: 90 red, 133 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A855B?: The complementary color is #855A84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A855B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.