What color is #5B6E58?

#5B6E58 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B6E58?

The RGB value is 91, 110, 88: 91 red, 110 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B6E58?

The complementary color is #6B586E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B6E58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B6E58 color

#5B6E58 rgb(91, 110, 88)

Shades of green

The hex color #5B6E58 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 43.1% green and 34.5% blue (91, 110, 88).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 11% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#5B6E58 color codes

HEX	`#5B6E58`
RGB	`rgb(91, 110, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 43.1%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 11%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 20%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 20%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.35, -11.74, 9.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.35, 15.4, 139.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.651, 14.08, 11.335)`
Decimal	`5992024`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B6E58, 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 #5B6E58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B6E58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	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 #5B6E58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b6e58; }
.text { color: #5b6e58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b6e58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 110 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b6e58, #586e60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5B6E58?: #5B6E58 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B6E58?: The RGB value is 91, 110, 88: 91 red, 110 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B6E58?: The complementary color is #6B586E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B6E58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.