What color is #5B7D68?

#5B7D68 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 #5B7D68?

The RGB value is 91, 125, 104: 91 red, 125 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B7D68?

The complementary color is #7D5B70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B7D68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B7D68 color

#5B7D68 rgb(91, 125, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #5B7D68 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 49% green and 40.8% blue (91, 125, 104).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 16% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#5B7D68 color codes

HEX	`#5B7D68`
RGB	`rgb(91, 125, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 49%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 16%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 27%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 17%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.36, -16.76, 7.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.36, 18.4, 155.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.146, 17.89, 15.802)`
Decimal	`5995880`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B7D68, 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 #5B7D68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B7D68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	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 #5B7D68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b7d68; }
.text { color: #5b7d68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b7d68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 125 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b7d68, #5b7d79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5B7D68?: #5B7D68 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 #5B7D68?: The RGB value is 91, 125, 104: 91 red, 125 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B7D68?: The complementary color is #7D5B70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B7D68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.