What color is #5AA260?

#5AA260 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Endo. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5AA260?

The RGB value is 90, 162, 96: 90 red, 162 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5AA260?

The complementary color is #A25A9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5AA260?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5AA260 color

#5AA260 rgb(90, 162, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #5AA260 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 63.5% green and 37.6% blue (90, 162, 96).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 29% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Endo (#5DA464), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

#5AA260 color codes

HEX	`#5AA260`
RGB	`rgb(90, 162, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 63.5%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 29%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 44%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 41%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.66, -36.8, 27.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.66, 45.92, 143.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.247, 28.858, 15.62)`
Decimal	`5939808`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5AA260, 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 #5AA260	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5AA260 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	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 #5AA260 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5aa260; }
.text { color: #5aa260; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5aa260; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 162 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5aa260, #5aa284); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #5AA260?: #5AA260 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Endo. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5AA260?: The RGB value is 90, 162, 96: 90 red, 162 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5AA260?: The complementary color is #A25A9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5AA260?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.