What color is #5B7957?

#5B7957 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 #5B7957?

The RGB value is 91, 121, 87: 91 red, 121 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B7957?

The complementary color is #755779, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B7957?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B7957 color

#5B7957 rgb(91, 121, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #5B7957 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 47.5% green and 34.1% blue (91, 121, 87).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 16% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#5B7957 color codes

HEX	`#5B7957`
RGB	`rgb(91, 121, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 47.5%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 16%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 28%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 28%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.73, -17.96, 15.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.73, 23.55, 139.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.872, 16.587, 11.538)`
Decimal	`5994839`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B7957, 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 #5B7957	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B7957 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	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 #5B7957 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b7957; }
.text { color: #5b7957; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b7957; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 121 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b7957, #577964); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5B7957?: #5B7957 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 #5B7957?: The RGB value is 91, 121, 87: 91 red, 121 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B7957?: The complementary color is #755779, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B7957?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.