What color is #5B7A5E?

#5B7A5E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B7A5E?

The RGB value is 91, 122, 94: 91 red, 122 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B7A5E?

The complementary color is #7A5B77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B7A5E?

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.

#5B7A5E color

#5B7A5E rgb(91, 122, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #5B7A5E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 47.8% green and 36.9% blue (91, 122, 94).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 15% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#5B7A5E color codes

HEX	`#5B7A5E`
RGB	`rgb(91, 122, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 47.8%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 15%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 25%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 23%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.2, -17.18, 11.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.2, 20.84, 145.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.294, 16.951, 13.159)`
Decimal	`5995102`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B7A5E, 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 #5B7A5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B7A5E 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 #5B7A5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b7a5e; }
.text { color: #5b7a5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b7a5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 122 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b7a5e, #5b7a6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #5B7A5E?: #5B7A5E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B7A5E?: The RGB value is 91, 122, 94: 91 red, 122 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B7A5E?: The complementary color is #7A5B77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B7A5E?: 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.