What color is #5A9172?

#5A9172 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Illuminati Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A9172?

The RGB value is 90, 145, 114: 90 red, 145 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A9172?

The complementary color is #915A79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A9172?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A9172 color

#5A9172 rgb(90, 145, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #5A9172 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 56.9% green and 44.7% blue (90, 145, 114).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 23% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Illuminati Green (#419168), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.73:1).

#5A9172 color codes

HEX	`#5A9172`
RGB	`rgb(90, 145, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 56.9%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 23%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 38%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 21%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.72, -25.37, 10.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.72, 27.57, 156.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.378, 23.638, 19.563)`
Decimal	`5935474`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A9172, 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 #5A9172	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5A9172 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.73:1	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 #5A9172 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a9172; }
.text { color: #5a9172; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a9172; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 145 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a9172, #5a918e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #5A9172?: #5A9172 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Illuminati Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A9172?: The RGB value is 90, 145, 114: 90 red, 145 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A9172?: The complementary color is #915A79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A9172?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.