What color is #5B7253?

#5B7253 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B7253?

The RGB value is 91, 114, 83: 91 red, 114 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B7253?

The complementary color is #6A5372, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B7253?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B7253 color

#5B7253 rgb(91, 114, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #5B7253 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 44.7% green and 32.5% blue (91, 114, 83).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 16% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#5B7253 color codes

HEX	`#5B7253`
RGB	`rgb(91, 114, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 44.7%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 16%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 27%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 27%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.47, -14.89, 14.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.47, 20.77, 135.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.893, 14.883, 10.428)`
Decimal	`5993043`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B7253, 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 #5B7253	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B7253 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	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 #5B7253 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b7253; }
.text { color: #5b7253; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b7253; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 114 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b7253, #53725b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #5B7253?: #5B7253 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B7253?: The RGB value is 91, 114, 83: 91 red, 114 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B7253?: The complementary color is #6A5372, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B7253?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.