What color is #5B6046?

#5B6046 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Tree of Life. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B6046?

The RGB value is 91, 96, 70: 91 red, 96 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B6046?

The complementary color is #4B4660, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B6046?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B6046 color

#5B6046 rgb(91, 96, 70)

Shades of green

The hex color #5B6046 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 37.6% green and 27.5% blue (91, 96, 70).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 16% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Tree of Life (#595D45), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#5B6046 color codes

HEX	`#5B6046`
RGB	`rgb(91, 96, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 37.6%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 16%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 27%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 27%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.63, -6.93, 14.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.63, 15.84, 115.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.603, 11.032, 7.417)`
Decimal	`5988422`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B6046, 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 #5B6046	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B6046 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	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 #5B6046 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b6046; }
.text { color: #5b6046; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b6046; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 96 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b6046, #4e6046); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5B6046?: #5B6046 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Tree of Life. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B6046?: The RGB value is 91, 96, 70: 91 red, 96 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B6046?: The complementary color is #4B4660, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B6046?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.