What color is #5B726F?

#5B726F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B726F?

The RGB value is 91, 114, 111: 91 red, 114 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B726F?

The complementary color is #725B5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B726F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B726F color

#5B726F rgb(91, 114, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B726F is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 44.7% green and 43.5% blue (91, 114, 111).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 11% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#5B726F color codes

HEX	`#5B726F`
RGB	`rgb(91, 114, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 44.7%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 11%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 20%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 3%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.19, -9.11, -1.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.19, 9.18, 187.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.2, 15.406, 17.314)`
Decimal	`5993071`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B726F, 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 #5B726F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B726F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	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 #5B726F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b726f; }
.text { color: #5b726f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b726f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 114 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b726f, #5b6a72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5B726F?: #5B726F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B726F?: The RGB value is 91, 114, 111: 91 red, 114 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B726F?: The complementary color is #725B5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B726F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.