What color is #5B7465?

#5B7465 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B7465?

The RGB value is 91, 116, 101: 91 red, 116 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B7465?

The complementary color is #745B6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B7465?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B7465 color

#5B7465 rgb(91, 116, 101)

Shades of green

The hex color #5B7465 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 45.5% green and 39.6% blue (91, 116, 101).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 12% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#5B7465 color codes

HEX	`#5B7465`
RGB	`rgb(91, 116, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 45.5%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 12%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 22%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 13%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.52, -12.46, 5.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.52, 13.55, 156.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.908, 15.654, 14.651)`
Decimal	`5993573`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B7465, 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 #5B7465	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B7465 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	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 #5B7465 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b7465; }
.text { color: #5b7465; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b7465; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 116 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b7465, #5b7472); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5B7465?: #5B7465 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B7465?: The RGB value is 91, 116, 101: 91 red, 116 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B7465?: The complementary color is #745B6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B7465?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.