What color is #5A9857?

#5A9857 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 #5A9857?

The RGB value is 90, 152, 87: 90 red, 152 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A9857?

The complementary color is #955798, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A9857?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A9857 color

#5A9857 rgb(90, 152, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #5A9857 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 59.6% green and 34.1% blue (90, 152, 87).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 27% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Wicked Witch (#5B984F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#5A9857 color codes

HEX	`#5A9857`
RGB	`rgb(90, 152, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 59.6%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 27%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 43%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 43%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.38, -33.69, 28.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.38, 43.84, 140.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.164, 25.317, 12.997)`
Decimal	`5937239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A9857, 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 #5A9857	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5A9857 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	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 #5A9857 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a9857; }
.text { color: #5a9857; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a9857; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 152 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a9857, #579874); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Shamrock Green.

Questions

What color is #5A9857?: #5A9857 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 #5A9857?: The RGB value is 90, 152, 87: 90 red, 152 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A9857?: The complementary color is #955798, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A9857?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.