What color is #5B6C58?

#5B6C58 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B6C58?

The RGB value is 91, 108, 88: 91 red, 108 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B6C58?

The complementary color is #69586C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B6C58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B6C58 color

#5B6C58 rgb(91, 108, 88)

Shades of green

The hex color #5B6C58 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 42.4% green and 34.5% blue (91, 108, 88).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 10% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

#5B6C58 color codes

HEX	`#5B6C58`
RGB	`rgb(91, 108, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 42.4%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 10%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 19%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 19%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.73, -10.61, 9.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.73, 13.98, 139.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.438, 13.654, 11.263)`
Decimal	`5991512`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B6C58, 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 #5B6C58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B6C58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	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 #5B6C58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b6c58; }
.text { color: #5b6c58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b6c58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 108 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b6c58, #586c5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5B6C58?: #5B6C58 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B6C58?: The RGB value is 91, 108, 88: 91 red, 108 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B6C58?: The complementary color is #69586C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B6C58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.