What color is #5B796B?

#5B796B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B796B?

The RGB value is 91, 121, 107: 91 red, 121 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B796B?

The complementary color is #795B69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B796B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B796B color

#5B796B rgb(91, 121, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #5B796B is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 47.5% green and 42% blue (91, 121, 107).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 14% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#5B796B color codes

HEX	`#5B796B`
RGB	`rgb(91, 121, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 47.5%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 14%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 25%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 12%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.21, -13.94, 4.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.21, 14.55, 163.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.805, 16.96, 16.453)`
Decimal	`5994859`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B796B, 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 #5B796B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B796B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	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 #5B796B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b796b; }
.text { color: #5b796b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b796b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 121 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b796b, #5b7879); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5B796B?: #5B796B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B796B?: The RGB value is 91, 121, 107: 91 red, 121 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B796B?: The complementary color is #795B69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B796B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.