Palettes / Colors / #5AAA2E

#5AAA2E — Green

#5AAA2E is a green color we call Green, closest to the named color OliveDrab (#6B8E23). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: olivedrab (#6B8E23) — not an exact match. CSS olivedrab gives you #6B8E23, a different color; use #5AAA2E when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#5AAA2E is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #7D2EA8; it also sits naturally between #96A82E and #2EA840. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 35% · Green 67% · Blue 18%

Cyan 47% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 73% · Key 33%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #5AAA2E

.text { color: #5AAA2E; }
.background { background-color: #5AAA2E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #5AAA2E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(90, 170, 46); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(99, 57%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #5AAA2E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(90, 170, 46, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #5AAA2E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(90, 170, 46, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#5AAA2E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#5AAA2E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7D2EA8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #5AAA2E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #5AAA2E

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #5AAA2E looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #5AAA2E rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #5AAA2E?

#5AAA2E is Green, a green color (RGB 90, 170, 46). Its closest standard named color is OliveDrab.

What is the RGB and HSL of #5AAA2E?

#5AAA2E is RGB 90, 170, 46 — HSL 99°, 57%, 42% — CMYK 47%, 0%, 73%, 33%.

What colors go with #5AAA2E?

Its complement is #7D2EA8; analogous partners are #96A82E and #2EA840. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #5AAA2E for text?

Black text on #5AAA2E has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.91:1.