What color is #5B714E?

#5B714E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B714E?

The RGB value is 91, 113, 78: 91 red, 113 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B714E?

The complementary color is #644E71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B714E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B714E color

#5B714E rgb(91, 113, 78)

Shades of green

The hex color #5B714E is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 44.3% green and 30.6% blue (91, 113, 78).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 18% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

#5B714E color codes

HEX	`#5B714E`
RGB	`rgb(91, 113, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 44.3%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 18%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 31%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 31%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.06, -15.21, 16.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.06, 22.7, 132.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.594, 14.584, 9.41)`
Decimal	`5992782`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B714E, 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 #5B714E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B714E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	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 #5B714E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b714e; }
.text { color: #5b714e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b714e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 113 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b714e, #4e7153); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #5B714E?: #5B714E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B714E?: The RGB value is 91, 113, 78: 91 red, 113 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B714E?: The complementary color is #644E71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B714E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.