What color is #5B6D51?

#5B6D51 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B6D51?

The RGB value is 91, 109, 81: 91 red, 109 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B6D51?

The complementary color is #63516D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B6D51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B6D51 color

#5B6D51 rgb(91, 109, 81)

Shades of green

The hex color #5B6D51 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 42.7% green and 31.8% blue (91, 109, 81).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 15% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#5B6D51 color codes

HEX	`#5B6D51`
RGB	`rgb(91, 109, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 42.7%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 15%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 26%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 26%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.88, -12.48, 13.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.88, 18.37, 132.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.268, 13.755, 9.844)`
Decimal	`5991761`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B6D51, 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 #5B6D51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B6D51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	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 #5B6D51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b6d51; }
.text { color: #5b6d51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b6d51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 109 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b6d51, #516d55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5B6D51?: #5B6D51 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B6D51?: The RGB value is 91, 109, 81: 91 red, 109 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B6D51?: The complementary color is #63516D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B6D51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.