What color is #5AB252?

#5AB252 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Matt Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5AB252?

The RGB value is 90, 178, 82: 90 red, 178 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5AB252?

The complementary color is #AA52B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5AB252?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5AB252 color

#5AB252 rgb(90, 178, 82)

Shades of green

The hex color #5AB252 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 69.8% green and 32.2% blue (90, 178, 82).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 38% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Matt Green (#39AD48), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.92:1).

#5AB252 color codes

HEX	`#5AB252`
RGB	`rgb(90, 178, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 69.8%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 38%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 54%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 54%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.45, -45.69, 40.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.45, 61.16, 138.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.659, 34.622, 13.522)`
Decimal	`5943890`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5AB252, 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 #5AB252	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5AB252 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.92:1	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 #5AB252 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5ab252; }
.text { color: #5ab252; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5ab252; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 178 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5ab252, #52b27a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Kelly Green.

Questions

What color is #5AB252?: #5AB252 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Matt Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5AB252?: The RGB value is 90, 178, 82: 90 red, 178 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5AB252?: The complementary color is #AA52B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5AB252?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.