Information about #5A8538 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #5A8538 is classified in the Register under the Chartreuse Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(90, 133, 56) — 35.3% red, 52.2% green, 22% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 17 / 0 / 30 / 48. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A confidently colored chartreuse, #5A8538 sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Fresh Onion (#5B8930). Nearby in the Register you will also find Maximum Green (#5E8C31) and Swamp (#698339).

In RGB terms — rgb(90, 133, 56) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #5A8538 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 4.8:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 4.3:1. #5A8538 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#5A8538 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#5A8538 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#5A8538 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#5A8538 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#5A8538 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#5A8538 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #5A8538

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

Fresh Onion color link
Fresh Onion

#5B8930

Maximum Green color link
Maximum Green

#5E8C31

Swamp color link
Swamp

#698339

Military Green color link
Military Green

#667C3E

Barmy Army color link
Barmy Army

#607640

Dirty Green color link
Dirty Green

#667E2C

Dingley color link
Dingley

#607C47

Sap Green color link
Sap Green

#507D2A

Fern Green color link
Fern Green

#4F7942

Cross Country color link
Cross Country

#687F45

Mossy Green color link
Mossy Green

#638B27

May Green color link
May Green

#4C9141

#5A8538 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5A8538
  • RGB90, 133, 56
  • CMYK17, 0, 30, 48
  • CSSrgb(90, 133, 56)
  • HSL94°, 41%, 37%
  • HSL Precise93.506°, 40.741%, 37.059%
  • HSV94°, 58%, 52%
  • HSB94°, 58%, 52%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • GLSLvec3(0.353, 0.522, 0.220)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.353, 0.522, 0.220, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.353, 0.522, 0.220)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB35.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22%
  • Color Family (Hue)Chartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID5A8538
  • DECIMAL ID5932344
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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