What color is #5B8460?

#5B8460 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 #5B8460?

The RGB value is 91, 132, 96: 91 red, 132 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B8460?

The complementary color is #845B7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B8460?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B8460 color

#5B8460 rgb(91, 132, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #5B8460 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 51.8% green and 37.6% blue (91, 132, 96).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 18% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#5B8460 color codes

HEX	`#5B8460`
RGB	`rgb(91, 132, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 51.8%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 18%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 31%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 27%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.35, -22.05, 15.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.35, 26.67, 145.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.676, 19.571, 14.068)`
Decimal	`5997664`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B8460, 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 #5B8460	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5B8460 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	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 #5B8460 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b8460; }
.text { color: #5b8460; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b8460; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 132 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b8460, #5b8474); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #5B8460?: #5B8460 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 #5B8460?: The RGB value is 91, 132, 96: 91 red, 132 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B8460?: The complementary color is #845B7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B8460?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.