What color is #5B8879?

#5B8879 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B8879?

The RGB value is 91, 136, 121: 91 red, 136 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B8879?

The complementary color is #885B6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B8879?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B8879 color

#5B8879 rgb(91, 136, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #5B8879 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 53.3% green and 47.5% blue (91, 136, 121).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 20% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#5B8879 color codes

HEX	`#5B8879`
RGB	`rgb(91, 136, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 53.3%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 20%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 33%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 11%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.18, -18.88, 3.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.18, 19.15, 170.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.569, 21.212, 21.307)`
Decimal	`5998713`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B8879, 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 #5B8879	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5B8879 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	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 #5B8879 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b8879; }
.text { color: #5b8879; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b8879; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 136 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b8879, #5b8188); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #5B8879?: #5B8879 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B8879?: The RGB value is 91, 136, 121: 91 red, 136 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B8879?: The complementary color is #885B6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B8879?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.