What color is #5B705E?

#5B705E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B705E?

The RGB value is 91, 112, 94: 91 red, 112 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B705E?

The complementary color is #705B6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B705E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B705E color

#5B705E rgb(91, 112, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #5B705E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 43.9% green and 36.9% blue (91, 112, 94).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 10% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#5B705E color codes

HEX	`#5B705E`
RGB	`rgb(91, 112, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 43.9%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 10%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 19%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 16%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.11, -11.68, 7.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.11, 13.86, 147.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.128, 14.62, 12.771)`
Decimal	`5992542`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B705E, 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 #5B705E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B705E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	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 #5B705E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b705e; }
.text { color: #5b705e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b705e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 112 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b705e, #5b7069); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5B705E?: #5B705E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B705E?: The RGB value is 91, 112, 94: 91 red, 112 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B705E?: The complementary color is #705B6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B705E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.