What color is #5B7248?

#5B7248 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 #5B7248?

The RGB value is 91, 114, 72: 91 red, 114 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B7248?

The complementary color is #5F4872, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B7248?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B7248 color

#5B7248 rgb(91, 114, 72)

Shades of green

The hex color #5B7248 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 44.7% green and 28.2% blue (91, 114, 72).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 23% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 55% 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 5.32:1).

#5B7248 color codes

HEX	`#5B7248`
RGB	`rgb(91, 114, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 44.7%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 23%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 37%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 37%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.26, -16.73, 20.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.26, 26.53, 129.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.501, 14.726, 8.366)`
Decimal	`5993032`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B7248, 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 #5B7248	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B7248 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	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 #5B7248 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b7248; }
.text { color: #5b7248; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b7248; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 114 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b7248, #48724a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5B7248?: #5B7248 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 #5B7248?: The RGB value is 91, 114, 72: 91 red, 114 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B7248?: The complementary color is #5F4872, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B7248?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.