What color is #5B7119?

#5B7119 is a dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Over the Hills. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B7119?

The RGB value is 91, 113, 25: 91 red, 113 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B7119?

The complementary color is #2F1971, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B7119?

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.

#5B7119 color

#5B7119 rgb(91, 113, 25)

Shades of green

The hex color #5B7119 is a dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 44.3% green and 9.8% blue (91, 113, 25).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 64% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 78% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Over the Hills (#4D6D08), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#5B7119 color codes

HEX	`#5B7119`
RGB	`rgb(91, 113, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 44.3%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 64%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 78%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 78%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.38, -21.16, 43.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.38, 47.99, 116.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.395, 14.105, 3.094)`
Decimal	`5992729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B7119, 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 #5B7119	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B7119 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 #5B7119 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b7119; }
.text { color: #5b7119; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b7119; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 113 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b7119, #2f7119); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5B7119?: #5B7119 is a dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Over the Hills. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B7119?: The RGB value is 91, 113, 25: 91 red, 113 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B7119?: The complementary color is #2F1971, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B7119?: 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.