What color is #5B6C5B?

#5B6C5B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B6C5B?

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

What is the complementary color of #5B6C5B?

The complementary color is #6C5B6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B6C5B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B6C5B color

#5B6C5B rgb(91, 108, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B6C5B is a grayish green.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 9% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#5B6C5B color codes

HEX	`#5B6C5B`
RGB	`rgb(91, 108, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 42.4%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 9%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 16%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 16%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.81, -10.02, 7.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.81, 12.46, 143.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.565, 13.704, 11.931)`
Decimal	`5991515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B6C5B, 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 #5B6C5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B6C5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	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 #5B6C5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b6c5b; }
.text { color: #5b6c5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b6c5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 108 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b6c5b, #5b6c64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5B6C5B?: #5B6C5B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B6C5B?: The RGB value is 91, 108, 91: 91 red, 108 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B6C5B?: The complementary color is #6C5B6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B6C5B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.