What color is #5B724E?

#5B724E 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 #5B724E?

The RGB value is 91, 114, 78: 91 red, 114 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B724E?

The complementary color is #654E72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B724E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B724E color

#5B724E rgb(91, 114, 78)

Shades of green

The hex color #5B724E is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 44.7% green and 30.6% blue (91, 114, 78).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 19% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#5B724E color codes

HEX	`#5B724E`
RGB	`rgb(91, 114, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 44.7%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 19%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 32%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 32%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.37, -15.76, 17.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.37, 23.38, 132.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.707, 14.809, 9.448)`
Decimal	`5993038`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B724E, 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 #5B724E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B724E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	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 #5B724E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b724e; }
.text { color: #5b724e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b724e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 114 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b724e, #4e7253); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5B724E?: #5B724E 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 #5B724E?: The RGB value is 91, 114, 78: 91 red, 114 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B724E?: The complementary color is #654E72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B724E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.