What color is #5A974D?

#5A974D is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Wicked Witch. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A974D?

The RGB value is 90, 151, 77: 90 red, 151 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A974D?

The complementary color is #8A4D97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A974D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A974D color

#5A974D rgb(90, 151, 77)

Shades of green

The hex color #5A974D is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 59.2% green and 30.2% blue (90, 151, 77).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 32% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Wicked Witch (#5B984F), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#5A974D color codes

HEX	`#5A974D`
RGB	`rgb(90, 151, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 59.2%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 32%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 49%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 49%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.92, -34.71, 32.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.92, 47.72, 136.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.622, 24.842, 10.939)`
Decimal	`5936973`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A974D, 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 #5A974D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5A974D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	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 #5A974D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a974d; }
.text { color: #5a974d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a974d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 151 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a974d, #4d9765); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #5A974D?: #5A974D is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Wicked Witch. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A974D?: The RGB value is 90, 151, 77: 90 red, 151 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A974D?: The complementary color is #8A4D97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A974D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.