What color is #5B6F55?

#5B6F55 is a grayish green known as Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cactus?

The RGB value is 91, 111, 85: 91 red, 111 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cactus?

The complementary color is #69556F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B6F55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cactus color: hex code #5B6F55

#5B6F55 rgb(91, 111, 85)

Shades of green

Cactus has the hex code #5B6F55. It is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 43.5% green and 33.3% blue (91, 111, 85).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 13% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 56% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

Cactus (#5B6F55) color codes

HEX	`#5B6F55`
RGB	`rgb(91, 111, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 43.5%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 13%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 23%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 23%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.59, -12.87, 12.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.59, 17.65, 136.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.638, 14.249, 10.73)`
Decimal	`5992277`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cactus, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #5B6F55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B6F55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #5B6F55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b6f55; }
.text { color: #5b6f55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b6f55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 111 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b6f55, #556f5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

See #5B6F55 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #5B6F55?: #5B6F55 is a grayish green known as Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cactus?: The RGB value is 91, 111, 85: 91 red, 111 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cactus?: The complementary color is #69556F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B6F55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.