What color is #5B7934?

#5B7934 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Luscious Lemongrass. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B7934?

The RGB value is 91, 121, 52: 91 red, 121 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B7934?

The complementary color is #523479, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B7934?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B7934 color

#5B7934 rgb(91, 121, 52)

Shades of green

The hex color #5B7934 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 47.5% green and 20.4% blue (91, 121, 52).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 40% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Luscious Lemongrass (#517933), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#5B7934 color codes

HEX	`#5B7934`
RGB	`rgb(91, 121, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 47.5%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 40%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 57%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 57%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.17, -23.04, 33.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.17, 40.98, 124.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.772, 16.147, 5.745)`
Decimal	`5994804`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B7934, 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 #5B7934	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B7934 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	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 #5B7934 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b7934; }
.text { color: #5b7934; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b7934; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 121 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b7934, #397934); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5B7934?: #5B7934 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Luscious Lemongrass. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B7934?: The RGB value is 91, 121, 52: 91 red, 121 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B7934?: The complementary color is #523479, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B7934?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.