What color is #5AC855?

#5AC855 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5AC855?

The RGB value is 90, 200, 85: 90 red, 200 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5AC855?

The complementary color is #C355C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5AC855?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5AC855 color

#5AC855 rgb(90, 200, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #5AC855 is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 78.4% green and 33.3% blue (90, 200, 85).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 51% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 58% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Mantis (#74C365), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.83:1).

#5AC855 color codes

HEX	`#5AC855`
RGB	`rgb(90, 200, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 78.4%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 51%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 58%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 58%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.32, -54.01, 47.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.32, 71.83, 138.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.509, 44.136, 15.715)`
Decimal	`5949525`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5AC855, 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 #5AC855	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5AC855 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.83:1	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 #5AC855 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5ac855; }
.text { color: #5ac855; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5ac855; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 200 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5ac855, #55c889); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lime Green.

Questions

What color is #5AC855?: #5AC855 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5AC855?: The RGB value is 90, 200, 85: 90 red, 200 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5AC855?: The complementary color is #C355C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5AC855?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.