Recognised as Colour
#5AB236
- #5AB236
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Forest green
#5AB236 is a green with RGB values 90, 178, 54 and HSL 103°, 53%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Forest green.
Colour values
#5AB236#5AB236
HEX#5AB236
RGBrgb(90, 178, 54)
RGB (0–1)0.3529, 0.698, 0.2118
RGB percentages35.3%, 69.8%, 21.2%
HSLhsl(102.6, 53.4%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(102.6, 69.7%, 69.8%)
CMYK49.4%, 0%, 69.7%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,943,862
CSS custom property--colour: #5AB236;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34281WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.86:1
Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#A54DC9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8E36B2
Analogous#98B236, #36B250
Triadic#365AB2, #B2365A
Split complementary#5036B2, #B23698
Tetradic#3698B2, #8E36B2, #B25036
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R90
G178
B54
Red90 (35.3%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue54 (21.2%)
Hue102.58°
Saturation (HSL)53.45%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 5A · G B2 · B 36
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