What color is #5ABC42?

#5ABC42 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Exit Light. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5ABC42?

The RGB value is 90, 188, 66: 90 red, 188 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5ABC42?

The complementary color is #A442BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5ABC42?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5ABC42 color

#5ABC42 rgb(90, 188, 66)

Shades of green

The hex color #5ABC42 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 73.7% green and 25.9% blue (90, 188, 66).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 48% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 65% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Exit Light (#55BB33), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.71:1).

#5ABC42 color codes

HEX	`#5ABC42`
RGB	`rgb(90, 188, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 73.7%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 48%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 65%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 65%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.41, -51.44, 51.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.41, 72.69, 135.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.182, 38.532, 11.369)`
Decimal	`5946434`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5ABC42, 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 #5ABC42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5ABC42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.71:1	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 #5ABC42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5abc42; }
.text { color: #5abc42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5abc42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 188 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5abc42, #42bc67); }

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Questions

What color is #5ABC42?: #5ABC42 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Exit Light. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5ABC42?: The RGB value is 90, 188, 66: 90 red, 188 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5ABC42?: The complementary color is #A442BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5ABC42?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.