What color is #5B774D?

#5B774D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B774D?

The RGB value is 91, 119, 77: 91 red, 119 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B774D?

The complementary color is #694D77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B774D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B774D color

#5B774D rgb(91, 119, 77)

Shades of green

The hex color #5B774D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 46.7% green and 30.2% blue (91, 119, 77).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 21% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#5B774D color codes

HEX	`#5B774D`
RGB	`rgb(91, 119, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 46.7%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 21%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 35%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 35%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.91, -18.61, 19.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.91, 27.25, 133.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.25, 15.953, 9.454)`
Decimal	`5994317`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B774D, 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 #5B774D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B774D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	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 #5B774D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b774d; }
.text { color: #5b774d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b774d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 119 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b774d, #4d7754); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5B774D?: #5B774D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B774D?: The RGB value is 91, 119, 77: 91 red, 119 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B774D?: The complementary color is #694D77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B774D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.