Close to Medium Sea Green
#5AA85E
#5AA85E is a mid-tone, muted green, close to the color Medium Sea Green. In RGB it’s made of 35.3% red, 65.9% green, and 36.9% blue. Its hue is 123°, with 31% saturation and 51% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #5AA85E.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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2.92:1 FailBlack text on this color
7.20:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.92:1 FailThis color as text on black
7.20:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #5AA85E as they’d see it.
#5AA85E in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #5AA85E
What color is #5AA85E?
#5AA85E is a mid-tone, muted green, close to the color Medium Sea Green. In RGB it’s made of 35.3% red, 65.9% green, and 36.9% blue. Its hue is 123°, with 31% saturation and 51% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #5AA85E in RGB?
#5AA85E is rgb(90, 168, 94): 90 red, 168 green, and 94 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #5AA85E in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(46, 0, 44, 34). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #5AA85E?
PANTONE 346 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #5AA85E?
Its complement #CC7BC7 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.