What color is #5A9A83?

#5A9A83 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Natural Orchestra. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A9A83?

The RGB value is 90, 154, 131: 90 red, 154 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A9A83?

The complementary color is #9A5A71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A9A83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A9A83 color

#5A9A83 rgb(90, 154, 131)

Shades of green

The hex color #5A9A83 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 60.4% green and 51.4% blue (90, 154, 131).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 26% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Natural Orchestra (#4C9C77), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.38:1).

#5A9A83 color codes

HEX	`#5A9A83`
RGB	`rgb(90, 154, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 60.4%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 26%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 42%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 15%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.9, -26.12, 5.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.9, 26.73, 167.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.867, 26.922, 25.618)`
Decimal	`5937795`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A9A83, 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 #5A9A83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5A9A83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.38:1	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 #5A9A83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a9a83; }
.text { color: #5a9a83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a9a83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 154 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a9a83, #5a919a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #5A9A83?: #5A9A83 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Natural Orchestra. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A9A83?: The RGB value is 90, 154, 131: 90 red, 154 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A9A83?: The complementary color is #9A5A71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A9A83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.