What color is #5B8369?

#5B8369 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 #5B8369?

The RGB value is 91, 131, 105: 91 red, 131 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B8369?

The complementary color is #835B75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B8369?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B8369 color

#5B8369 rgb(91, 131, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #5B8369 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 51.4% green and 41.2% blue (91, 131, 105).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 18% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#5B8369 color codes

HEX	`#5B8369`
RGB	`rgb(91, 131, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 51.4%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 18%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 31%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 20%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.24, -19.75, 9.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.24, 21.99, 153.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.98, 19.476, 16.332)`
Decimal	`5997417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B8369, 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 #5B8369	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5B8369 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	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 #5B8369 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b8369; }
.text { color: #5b8369; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b8369; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 131 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b8369, #5b837d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5B8369?: #5B8369 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 #5B8369?: The RGB value is 91, 131, 105: 91 red, 131 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B8369?: The complementary color is #835B75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B8369?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.