What color is #5B8259?

#5B8259 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B8259?

The RGB value is 91, 130, 89: 91 red, 130 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B8259?

The complementary color is #805982, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B8259?

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

#5B8259 color

#5B8259 rgb(91, 130, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #5B8259 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 51% green and 34.9% blue (91, 130, 89).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 19% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#5B8259 color codes

HEX	`#5B8259`
RGB	`rgb(91, 130, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 51%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 19%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 32%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 32%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.58, -22.31, 17.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.58, 28.64, 141.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.1, 18.91, 12.356)`
Decimal	`5997145`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B8259, 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 #5B8259	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5B8259 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	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 #5B8259 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b8259; }
.text { color: #5b8259; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b8259; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 130 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b8259, #59826b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5B8259?: #5B8259 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B8259?: The RGB value is 91, 130, 89: 91 red, 130 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B8259?: The complementary color is #805982, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B8259?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.