What color is #5B7B5F?

#5B7B5F 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 #5B7B5F?

The RGB value is 91, 123, 95: 91 red, 123 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B7B5F?

The complementary color is #7B5B77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B7B5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B7B5F color

#5B7B5F rgb(91, 123, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #5B7B5F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 48.2% green and 37.3% blue (91, 123, 95).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 15% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#5B7B5F color codes

HEX	`#5B7B5F`
RGB	`rgb(91, 123, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 48.2%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 15%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 26%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 23%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.53, -17.52, 11.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.53, 21.06, 146.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.462, 17.216, 13.438)`
Decimal	`5995359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B7B5F, 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 #5B7B5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B7B5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	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 #5B7B5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b7b5f; }
.text { color: #5b7b5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b7b5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 123 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b7b5f, #5b7b6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #5B7B5F?: #5B7B5F 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 #5B7B5F?: The RGB value is 91, 123, 95: 91 red, 123 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B7B5F?: The complementary color is #7B5B77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B7B5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.