What color is #5B856D?

#5B856D 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 #5B856D?

The RGB value is 91, 133, 109: 91 red, 133 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B856D?

The complementary color is #855B73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B856D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B856D color

#5B856D rgb(91, 133, 109)

Shades of green

The hex color #5B856D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 52.2% green and 42.7% blue (91, 133, 109).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 19% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#5B856D color codes

HEX	`#5B856D`
RGB	`rgb(91, 133, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 52.2%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 19%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 32%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 18%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.95, -19.96, 8.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.95, 21.64, 157.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.461, 20.103, 17.531)`
Decimal	`5997933`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B856D, 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 #5B856D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5B856D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	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 #5B856D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b856d; }
.text { color: #5b856d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b856d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 133 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b856d, #5b8582); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5B856D?: #5B856D 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 #5B856D?: The RGB value is 91, 133, 109: 91 red, 133 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B856D?: The complementary color is #855B73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B856D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.