What color is #5B7052?

#5B7052 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B7052?

The RGB value is 91, 112, 82: 91 red, 112 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B7052?

The complementary color is #675270, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B7052?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B7052 color

#5B7052 rgb(91, 112, 82)

Shades of green

The hex color #5B7052 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 43.9% green and 32.2% blue (91, 112, 82).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 15% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#5B7052 color codes

HEX	`#5B7052`
RGB	`rgb(91, 112, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 43.9%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 15%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 27%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 27%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.83, -13.97, 14.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.83, 19.91, 134.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.631, 14.421, 10.152)`
Decimal	`5992530`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B7052, 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 #5B7052	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B7052 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	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 #5B7052 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b7052; }
.text { color: #5b7052; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b7052; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 112 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b7052, #527058); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #5B7052?: #5B7052 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B7052?: The RGB value is 91, 112, 82: 91 red, 112 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B7052?: The complementary color is #675270, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B7052?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.