What color is #5AB277?

#5AB277 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medium Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5AB277?

The RGB value is 90, 178, 119: 90 red, 178 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5AB277?

The complementary color is #B25A95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5AB277?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.07:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5AB277 color

#5AB277 rgb(90, 178, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #5AB277 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 69.8% green and 46.7% blue (90, 178, 119).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 36% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Medium Sea Green (#3CB371), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.07:1).

#5AB277 color codes

HEX	`#5AB277`
RGB	`rgb(90, 178, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 69.8%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 36%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 49%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 33%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.02, -39.85, 22.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.02, 45.64, 150.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.465, 35.345, 23.035)`
Decimal	`5943927`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5AB277, 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 #5AB277	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5AB277 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.07:1	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 #5AB277 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5ab277; }
.text { color: #5ab277; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5ab277; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 178 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5ab277, #5ab2a3); }

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Questions

What color is #5AB277?: #5AB277 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medium Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5AB277?: The RGB value is 90, 178, 119: 90 red, 178 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5AB277?: The complementary color is #B25A95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5AB277?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.07:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.