Information about #5A8221 color

#5A8221 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#5A8221 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(90, 130, 33) — 35.3% red, 51% green, 12.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 16 / 0 / 38 / 49. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#5A8221 is a pleasantly vivid yellow-green that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Mossy Green (#638B27). Slightly further away sit Sap Green (#507D2A) and Fresh Onion (#5B8930).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(90, 130, 33)), which gives #5A8221 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 4.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.5:1. #5A8221 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#5A8221 color variations

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#5A8221 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #5A8221

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Mossy Green color link
Mossy Green

#638B27

Sap Green color link
Sap Green

#507D2A

Fresh Onion color link
Fresh Onion

#5B8930

Dirty Green color link
Dirty Green

#667E2C

Olivedrab color link
Olivedrab

#698B22

Vida Loca color link
Vida Loca

#5F9228

Kakapo color link
Kakapo

#5C9625

Olive Drab color link
Olive Drab

#6B8E23

Fiji Green color link
Fiji Green

#636F22

Bitter Lime color link
Bitter Lime

#648C11

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5A8221
  • RGB90, 130, 33
  • CMYK16, 0, 38, 49
  • CSSrgb(90, 130, 33)
  • HSL85°, 60%, 32%
  • HSL Precise84.742°, 59.509%, 31.961%
  • HSV85°, 75%, 51%
  • HSB85°, 75%, 51%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.510
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.129
  • GLSLvec3(0.353, 0.510, 0.129)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.353, 0.510, 0.129, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.353, 0.510, 0.129)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB35.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB51%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB12.9%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID5A8221
  • DECIMAL ID5931553
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01