What color is #5A875A?

#5A875A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A875A?

The RGB value is 90, 135, 90: 90 red, 135 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A875A?

The complementary color is #875A87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A875A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A875A color

#5A875A rgb(90, 135, 90)

Shades of green

The hex color #5A875A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 52.9% green and 35.3% blue (90, 135, 90).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 20% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 47% 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 5.05:1).

#5A875A color codes

HEX	`#5A875A`
RGB	`rgb(90, 135, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 52.9%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 20%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 33%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 33%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.11, -25.02, 19.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.11, 31.69, 142.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.725, 20.239, 12.802)`
Decimal	`5932890`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A875A, 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 #5A875A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5A875A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	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 #5A875A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a875a; }
.text { color: #5a875a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a875a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 135 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a875a, #5a8771); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #5A875A?: #5A875A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A875A?: The RGB value is 90, 135, 90: 90 red, 135 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A875A?: The complementary color is #875A87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A875A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.