What color is #5B7053?

#5B7053 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B7053?

The RGB value is 91, 112, 83: 91 red, 112 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B7053?

The complementary color is #685370, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B7053?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B7053 color

#5B7053 rgb(91, 112, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #5B7053 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 43.9% green and 32.5% blue (91, 112, 83).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 15% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#5B7053 color codes

HEX	`#5B7053`
RGB	`rgb(91, 112, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 43.9%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 15%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 26%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 26%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.85, -13.79, 13.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.85, 19.39, 135.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.67, 14.437, 10.354)`
Decimal	`5992531`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B7053, 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 #5B7053	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B7053 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	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 #5B7053 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b7053; }
.text { color: #5b7053; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b7053; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 112 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b7053, #537059); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #5B7053?: #5B7053 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B7053?: The RGB value is 91, 112, 83: 91 red, 112 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B7053?: The complementary color is #685370, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B7053?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.