What color is #5B765A?

#5B765A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B765A?

The RGB value is 91, 118, 90: 91 red, 118 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B765A?

The complementary color is #755A76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B765A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B765A color

#5B765A rgb(91, 118, 90)

Shades of green

The hex color #5B765A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 46.3% green and 35.3% blue (91, 118, 90).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 13% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% 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 5.02:1).

#5B765A color codes

HEX	`#5B765A`
RGB	`rgb(91, 118, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 46.3%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 13%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 24%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 24%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.87, -15.78, 12.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.87, 20.01, 142.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.638, 15.919, 12.078)`
Decimal	`5994074`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B765A, 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 #5B765A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B765A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	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 #5B765A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b765a; }
.text { color: #5b765a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b765a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 118 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b765a, #5a7667); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #5B765A?: #5B765A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B765A?: The RGB value is 91, 118, 90: 91 red, 118 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B765A?: The complementary color is #755A76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B765A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.