What color is #5B746E?

#5B746E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B746E?

The RGB value is 91, 116, 110: 91 red, 116 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B746E?

The complementary color is #745B61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B746E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B746E color

#5B746E rgb(91, 116, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B746E is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 45.5% green and 43.1% blue (91, 116, 110).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 12% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#5B746E color codes

HEX	`#5B746E`
RGB	`rgb(91, 116, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 45.5%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 12%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 22%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 5%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.76, -10.48, 0.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.76, 10.48, 178.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.373, 15.84, 17.102)`
Decimal	`5993582`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B746E, 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 #5B746E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B746E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	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 #5B746E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b746e; }
.text { color: #5b746e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b746e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 116 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b746e, #5b6e74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5B746E?: #5B746E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B746E?: The RGB value is 91, 116, 110: 91 red, 116 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B746E?: The complementary color is #745B61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B746E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.