What color is #5A9E71?

#5A9E71 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Yoda. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A9E71?

The RGB value is 90, 158, 113: 90 red, 158 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A9E71?

The complementary color is #9E5A87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A9E71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A9E71 color

#5A9E71 rgb(90, 158, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #5A9E71 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 62% green and 44.3% blue (90, 158, 113).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 27% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Yoda (#53A079), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.56:1).

#5A9E71 color codes

HEX	`#5A9E71`
RGB	`rgb(90, 158, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 62%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 27%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 43%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 28%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.72, -31.89, 16.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.72, 36.11, 152.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.423, 27.818, 19.966)`
Decimal	`5938801`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A9E71, 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 #5A9E71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5A9E71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.56:1	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 #5A9E71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a9e71; }
.text { color: #5a9e71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a9e71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 158 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a9e71, #5a9e93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Shamrock Green.

Questions

What color is #5A9E71?: #5A9E71 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Yoda. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A9E71?: The RGB value is 90, 158, 113: 90 red, 158 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A9E71?: The complementary color is #9E5A87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A9E71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.