What color is #5B864F?

#5B864F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Homegrown. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B864F?

The RGB value is 91, 134, 79: 91 red, 134 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B864F?

The complementary color is #7A4F86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B864F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B864F color

#5B864F rgb(91, 134, 79)

Shades of green

The hex color #5B864F is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 52.5% green and 31% blue (91, 134, 79).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 26% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Homegrown (#63884A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#5B864F color codes

HEX	`#5B864F`
RGB	`rgb(91, 134, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 52.5%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 26%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 41%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 41%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.65, -25.99, 25.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.65, 36.07, 136.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.25, 19.838, 10.474)`
Decimal	`5998159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B864F, 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 #5B864F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5B864F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	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 #5B864F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b864f; }
.text { color: #5b864f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b864f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 134 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b864f, #4f865e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #5B864F?: #5B864F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Homegrown. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B864F?: The RGB value is 91, 134, 79: 91 red, 134 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B864F?: The complementary color is #7A4F86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B864F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.