What color is #5B713C?

#5B713C is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Dark Olive Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B713C?

The RGB value is 91, 113, 60: 91 red, 113 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B713C?

The complementary color is #523C71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B713C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B713C color

#5B713C rgb(91, 113, 60)

Shades of green

The hex color #5B713C is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 44.3% green and 23.5% blue (91, 113, 60).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 31% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Dark Olive Green (#556B2F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#5B713C color codes

HEX	`#5B713C`
RGB	`rgb(91, 113, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 44.3%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 31%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 47%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 47%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.75, -17.91, 26.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.75, 32.16, 123.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.035, 14.361, 6.465)`
Decimal	`5992764`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B713C, 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 #5B713C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B713C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	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 #5B713C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b713c; }
.text { color: #5b713c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b713c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 113 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b713c, #41713c); }

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Questions

What color is #5B713C?: #5B713C is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Dark Olive Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B713C?: The RGB value is 91, 113, 60: 91 red, 113 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B713C?: The complementary color is #523C71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B713C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.