What color is #5AAF83?

#5AAF83 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lily Pads. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5AAF83?

The RGB value is 90, 175, 131: 90 red, 175 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5AAF83?

The complementary color is #AF5A86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5AAF83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5AAF83 color

#5AAF83 rgb(90, 175, 131)

Shades of green

The hex color #5AAF83 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 68.6% green and 51.4% blue (90, 175, 131).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 35% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Lily Pads (#6DB083), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.89:1).

#5AAF83 color codes

HEX	`#5AAF83`
RGB	`rgb(90, 175, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 68.6%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 35%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 49%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 25%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.33, -36.13, 14.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.33, 39.04, 157.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.641, 34.47, 26.876)`
Decimal	`5943171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5AAF83, 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 #5AAF83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5AAF83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.89:1	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 #5AAF83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5aaf83; }
.text { color: #5aaf83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5aaf83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 175 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5aaf83, #5aafad); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5AAF83?: #5AAF83 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lily Pads. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5AAF83?: The RGB value is 90, 175, 131: 90 red, 175 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5AAF83?: The complementary color is #AF5A86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5AAF83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.