What color is #5B7463?

#5B7463 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B7463?

The RGB value is 91, 116, 99: 91 red, 116 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B7463?

The complementary color is #745B6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B7463?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B7463 color

#5B7463 rgb(91, 116, 99)

Shades of green

The hex color #5B7463 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 45.5% green and 38.8% blue (91, 116, 99).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 12% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#5B7463 color codes

HEX	`#5B7463`
RGB	`rgb(91, 116, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 45.5%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 12%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 22%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 15%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.47, -12.89, 6.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.47, 14.4, 153.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.811, 15.615, 14.141)`
Decimal	`5993571`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B7463, 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 #5B7463	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B7463 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	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 #5B7463 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b7463; }
.text { color: #5b7463; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b7463; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 116 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b7463, #5b7470); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5B7463?: #5B7463 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B7463?: The RGB value is 91, 116, 99: 91 red, 116 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B7463?: The complementary color is #745B6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B7463?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.