What color is #5B694A?

#5B694A is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hinterland. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B694A?

The RGB value is 91, 105, 74: 91 red, 105 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B694A?

The complementary color is #584A69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B694A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B694A color

#5B694A rgb(91, 105, 74)

Shades of green

The hex color #5B694A is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 41.2% green and 29% blue (91, 105, 74).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 17% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Hinterland (#616C51), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#5B694A color codes

HEX	`#5B694A`
RGB	`rgb(91, 105, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 41.2%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 17%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 30%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 30%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.49, -11.44, 15.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.49, 19.45, 126.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.602, 12.822, 8.394)`
Decimal	`5990730`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B694A, 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 #5B694A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B694A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	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 #5B694A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b694a; }
.text { color: #5b694a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b694a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 105 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b694a, #4b694a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #5B694A?: #5B694A is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hinterland. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B694A?: The RGB value is 91, 105, 74: 91 red, 105 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B694A?: The complementary color is #584A69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B694A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.