What color is #5B755E?

#5B755E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B755E?

The RGB value is 91, 117, 94: 91 red, 117 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B755E?

The complementary color is #755B72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B755E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B755E color

#5B755E rgb(91, 117, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #5B755E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 45.9% green and 36.9% blue (91, 117, 94).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 12% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#5B755E color codes

HEX	`#5B755E`
RGB	`rgb(91, 117, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 45.9%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 12%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 22%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 20%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.65, -14.46, 9.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.65, 17.38, 146.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.696, 15.755, 12.96)`
Decimal	`5993822`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B755E, 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 #5B755E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B755E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	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 #5B755E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b755e; }
.text { color: #5b755e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b755e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 117 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b755e, #5b756b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5B755E?: #5B755E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B755E?: The RGB value is 91, 117, 94: 91 red, 117 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B755E?: The complementary color is #755B72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B755E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.