What color is #5AA284?

#5AA284 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Yoda. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5AA284?

The RGB value is 90, 162, 132: 90 red, 162 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5AA284?

The complementary color is #A25A78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5AA284?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5AA284 color

#5AA284 rgb(90, 162, 132)

Shades of green

The hex color #5AA284 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 63.5% green and 51.8% blue (90, 162, 132).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 29% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Yoda (#53A079), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#5AA284 color codes

HEX	`#5AA284`
RGB	`rgb(90, 162, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 63.5%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 29%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 44%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 19%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.38, -29.81, 8.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.38, 31.04, 163.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.3, 29.679, 26.431)`
Decimal	`5939844`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5AA284, 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 #5AA284	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5AA284 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	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 #5AA284 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5aa284; }
.text { color: #5aa284; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5aa284; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 162 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5aa284, #5a9ca2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #5AA284?: #5AA284 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Yoda. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5AA284?: The RGB value is 90, 162, 132: 90 red, 162 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5AA284?: The complementary color is #A25A78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5AA284?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.