What color is #5B7869?

#5B7869 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B7869?

The RGB value is 91, 120, 105: 91 red, 120 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B7869?

The complementary color is #785B6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B7869?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B7869 color

#5B7869 rgb(91, 120, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #5B7869 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 47.1% green and 41.2% blue (91, 120, 105).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 14% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#5B7869 color codes

HEX	`#5B7869`
RGB	`rgb(91, 120, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 47.1%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 14%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 24%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 13%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.85, -13.82, 4.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.85, 14.65, 160.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.58, 16.677, 15.865)`
Decimal	`5994601`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B7869, 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 #5B7869	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B7869 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	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 #5B7869 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b7869; }
.text { color: #5b7869; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b7869; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 120 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b7869, #5b7877); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5B7869?: #5B7869 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B7869?: The RGB value is 91, 120, 105: 91 red, 120 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B7869?: The complementary color is #785B6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B7869?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.