What color is #5A9932?

#5A9932 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Radiant Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A9932?

The RGB value is 90, 153, 50: 90 red, 153 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A9932?

The complementary color is #713299, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A9932?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A9932 color

#5A9932 rgb(90, 153, 50)

Shades of green

The hex color #5A9932 is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 60% green and 19.6% blue (90, 153, 50).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 51% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 67% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Radiant Foliage (#659C35), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.04:1).

#5A9932 color codes

HEX	`#5A9932`
RGB	`rgb(90, 153, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 60%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 51%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 67%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 67%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.26, -38.63, 46.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.26, 60.14, 129.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.183, 25.186, 7.026)`
Decimal	`5937458`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A9932, 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 #5A9932	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5A9932 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.04:1	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 #5A9932 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a9932; }
.text { color: #5a9932; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a9932; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 153 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a9932, #32993d); }

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Questions

What color is #5A9932?: #5A9932 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Radiant Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A9932?: The RGB value is 90, 153, 50: 90 red, 153 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A9932?: The complementary color is #713299, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A9932?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.