What color is #5AB259?

#5AB259 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Devil’s Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5AB259?

The RGB value is 90, 178, 89: 90 red, 178 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5AB259?

The complementary color is #B159B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5AB259?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5AB259 color

#5AB259 rgb(90, 178, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #5AB259 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 69.8% green and 34.9% blue (90, 178, 89).

Its hue angle is 119°, with 37% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Devil’s Grass (#44AA55), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.95:1).

#5AB259 color codes

HEX	`#5AB259`
RGB	`rgb(90, 178, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 69.8%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(119, 37%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(119, 50%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 50%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.54, -44.76, 37.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.54, 58.26, 140.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.939, 34.734, 14.998)`
Decimal	`5943897`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5AB259, 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 #5AB259	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5AB259 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.95:1	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 #5AB259 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5ab259; }
.text { color: #5ab259; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5ab259; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 178 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5ab259, #59b284); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #5AB259?: #5AB259 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Devil’s Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5AB259?: The RGB value is 90, 178, 89: 90 red, 178 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5AB259?: The complementary color is #B159B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5AB259?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.