What color is #5B7A5B?

#5B7A5B 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 #5B7A5B?

The RGB value is 91, 122, 91: 91 red, 122 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B7A5B?

The complementary color is #7A5B7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B7A5B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B7A5B color

#5B7A5B rgb(91, 122, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #5B7A5B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 47.8% green and 35.7% blue (91, 122, 91).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 15% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#5B7A5B color codes

HEX	`#5B7A5B`
RGB	`rgb(91, 122, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 47.8%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 15%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 25%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 25%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.13, -17.75, 13.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.13, 22.28, 142.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.162, 16.898, 12.464)`
Decimal	`5995099`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B7A5B, 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 #5B7A5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B7A5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	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 #5B7A5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b7a5b; }
.text { color: #5b7a5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b7a5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 122 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b7a5b, #5b7a6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #5B7A5B?: #5B7A5B 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 #5B7A5B?: The RGB value is 91, 122, 91: 91 red, 122 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B7A5B?: The complementary color is #7A5B7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B7A5B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.