What color is #5B684E?

#5B684E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hinterland. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B684E?

The RGB value is 91, 104, 78: 91 red, 104 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B684E?

The complementary color is #5B4E68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B684E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B684E color

#5B684E rgb(91, 104, 78)

Shades of green

The hex color #5B684E is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 40.8% green and 30.6% blue (91, 104, 78).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 14% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Hinterland (#616C51), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#5B684E color codes

HEX	`#5B684E`
RGB	`rgb(91, 104, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 40.8%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 14%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 25%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 25%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.27, -10.19, 13.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.27, 16.55, 127.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.64, 12.675, 9.092)`
Decimal	`5990478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B684E, 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 #5B684E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B684E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	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 #5B684E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b684e; }
.text { color: #5b684e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b684e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 104 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b684e, #4e684e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5B684E?: #5B684E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hinterland. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B684E?: The RGB value is 91, 104, 78: 91 red, 104 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B684E?: The complementary color is #5B4E68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B684E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.