What color is #5AA85C?

#5AA85C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Endo. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5AA85C?

The RGB value is 90, 168, 92: 90 red, 168 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5AA85C?

The complementary color is #A85AA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5AA85C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5AA85C color

#5AA85C rgb(90, 168, 92)

Shades of green

The hex color #5AA85C is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 65.9% green and 36.1% blue (90, 168, 92).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 31% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Endo (#5DA464), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.19:1).

#5AA85C color codes

HEX	`#5AA85C`
RGB	`rgb(90, 168, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 65.9%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 31%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 46%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 45%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.47, -40.08, 31.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.47, 51.23, 141.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.15, 30.95, 15.035)`
Decimal	`5941340`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5AA85C, 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 #5AA85C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5AA85C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	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 #5AA85C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5aa85c; }
.text { color: #5aa85c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5aa85c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 168 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5aa85c, #5aa883); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #5AA85C?: #5AA85C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Endo. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5AA85C?: The RGB value is 90, 168, 92: 90 red, 168 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5AA85C?: The complementary color is #A85AA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5AA85C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.