What color is #5B6749?

#5B6749 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 #5B6749?

The RGB value is 91, 103, 73: 91 red, 103 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B6749?

The complementary color is #554967, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B6749?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B6749 color

#5B6749 rgb(91, 103, 73)

Shades of green

The hex color #5B6749 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 40.4% green and 28.6% blue (91, 103, 73).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 17% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Monstera (#5F674B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.03:1).

#5B6749 color codes

HEX	`#5B6749`
RGB	`rgb(91, 103, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 40.4%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 17%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 29%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 29%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.85, -10.47, 15.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.85, 18.67, 124.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.367, 12.406, 8.15)`
Decimal	`5990217`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B6749, 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 #5B6749	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B6749 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	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 #5B6749 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b6749; }
.text { color: #5b6749; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b6749; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 103 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b6749, #4c6749); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5B6749?: #5B6749 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 #5B6749?: The RGB value is 91, 103, 73: 91 red, 103 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B6749?: The complementary color is #554967, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B6749?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.