What color is #5A895F?

#5A895F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A895F?

The RGB value is 90, 137, 95: 90 red, 137 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A895F?

The complementary color is #895A84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A895F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A895F color

#5A895F rgb(90, 137, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #5A895F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 53.7% green and 37.3% blue (90, 137, 95).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 21% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#5A895F color codes

HEX	`#5A895F`
RGB	`rgb(90, 137, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 53.7%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 21%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 34%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 31%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.83, -25.12, 17.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.83, 30.67, 144.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.227, 20.89, 14.054)`
Decimal	`5933407`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A895F, 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 #5A895F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5A895F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	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 #5A895F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a895f; }
.text { color: #5a895f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a895f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 137 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a895f, #5a8976); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #5A895F?: #5A895F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A895F?: The RGB value is 90, 137, 95: 90 red, 137 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A895F?: The complementary color is #895A84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A895F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.