What color is #5A923B?

#5A923B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Indica. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A923B?

The RGB value is 90, 146, 59: 90 red, 146 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A923B?

The complementary color is #733B92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A923B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A923B color

#5A923B rgb(90, 146, 59)

Shades of green

The hex color #5A923B is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 57.3% green and 23.1% blue (90, 146, 59).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 42% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 60% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Indica (#588C3A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#5A923B color codes

HEX	`#5A923B`
RGB	`rgb(90, 146, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 57.3%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 42%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 60%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 60%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.12, -34.65, 39.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.12, 52.64, 131.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.284, 23.046, 7.78)`
Decimal	`5935675`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A923B, 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 #5A923B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5A923B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	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 #5A923B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a923b; }
.text { color: #5a923b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a923b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 146 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a923b, #3b9248); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5A923B?: #5A923B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Indica. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A923B?: The RGB value is 90, 146, 59: 90 red, 146 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A923B?: The complementary color is #733B92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A923B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.