Palettes / Colors / #5AAA68
#5AAA68 — Muted Green
#5AAA68 is a green color we call Muted Green, closest to the named color SeaGreen (#2E8B57). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: seagreen (#2E8B57) — not an exact match. CSS seagreen gives you #2E8B57, a different color; use #5AAA68 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.
#5AAA68 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 #AA5A9B; it also sits naturally between #73AA5A and #5AAA91. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #5AAA68 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 90, 170, 104 |
| HSL | 131°, 32%, 51% |
| HSV | 131°, 47%, 67% |
| CMYK | 47%, 0%, 39%, 33% |
| XYZ | 21.09, 31.92, 18.15 |
| Yxy | 31.92, 0.2964, 0.4486 |
| CIE-Lab | 63.28, -39.02, 26.62 |
| Hunter Lab | 56.50, -29.69, 18.10 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 35% · Green 67% · Blue 41%
Cyan 47% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 39% · Key 33%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #5AAA68
.text { color: #5AAA68; }
.background { background-color: #5AAA68; }
.border { border: 3px solid #5AAA68; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(90, 170, 104); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(131, 32%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #5AAA68; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(90, 170, 104, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #5AAA68; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(90, 170, 104, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#5AAA68">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#5AAA68">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #AA5A9B:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.84:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 7.38:1 AAA |
Best text color on #5AAA68: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #5AAA68
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #5AAA68: ·
How #5AAA68 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 #5AAA68 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #5AAA68?
#5AAA68 is Muted Green, a green color (RGB 90, 170, 104). Its closest standard named color is SeaGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #5AAA68?
#5AAA68 is RGB 90, 170, 104 — HSL 131°, 32%, 51% — CMYK 47%, 0%, 39%, 33%.
What colors go with #5AAA68?
Its complement is #AA5A9B; analogous partners are #73AA5A and #5AAA91. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #5AAA68 for text?
Black text on #5AAA68 has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.84:1.