What color is #5B6447?

#5B6447 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Monstera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B6447?

The RGB value is 91, 100, 71: 91 red, 100 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B6447?

The complementary color is #504764, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B6447?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B6447 color

#5B6447 rgb(91, 100, 71)

Shades of green

The hex color #5B6447 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 39.2% green and 27.8% blue (91, 100, 71).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 17% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Monstera (#5F674B), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

#5B6447 color codes

HEX	`#5B6447`
RGB	`rgb(91, 100, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 39.2%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 17%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 29%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 29%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.89, -9.09, 15.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.89, 17.83, 120.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.009, 11.793, 7.709)`
Decimal	`5989447`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B6447, 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 #5B6447	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B6447 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	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 #5B6447 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b6447; }
.text { color: #5b6447; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b6447; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 100 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b6447, #4c6447); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5B6447?: #5B6447 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Monstera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B6447?: The RGB value is 91, 100, 71: 91 red, 100 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B6447?: The complementary color is #504764, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B6447?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.