What color is #5B705A?

#5B705A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B705A?

The RGB value is 91, 112, 90: 91 red, 112 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B705A?

The complementary color is #6F5A70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B705A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B705A color

#5B705A rgb(91, 112, 90)

Shades of green

The hex color #5B705A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 43.9% green and 35.3% blue (91, 112, 90).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 11% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#5B705A color codes

HEX	`#5B705A`
RGB	`rgb(91, 112, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 43.9%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 11%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 20%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 20%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.01, -12.47, 9.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.01, 15.81, 142.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.954, 14.55, 11.85)`
Decimal	`5992538`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B705A, 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 #5B705A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B705A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	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 #5B705A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b705a; }
.text { color: #5b705a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b705a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 112 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b705a, #5a7064); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5B705A?: #5B705A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B705A?: The RGB value is 91, 112, 90: 91 red, 112 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B705A?: The complementary color is #6F5A70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B705A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.