What color is #5B8E56?

#5B8E56 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Victorian Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B8E56?

The RGB value is 91, 142, 86: 91 red, 142 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B8E56?

The complementary color is #89568E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B8E56?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B8E56 color

#5B8E56 rgb(91, 142, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #5B8E56 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 55.7% green and 33.7% blue (91, 142, 86).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 25% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Victorian Garden (#558E4C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#5B8E56 color codes

HEX	`#5B8E56`
RGB	`rgb(91, 142, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 55.7%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 25%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 39%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 39%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.28, -28.79, 24.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.28, 37.85, 139.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.666, 22.241, 12.27)`
Decimal	`6000214`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B8E56, 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 #5B8E56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5B8E56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	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 #5B8E56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b8e56; }
.text { color: #5b8e56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b8e56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 142 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b8e56, #568e6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #5B8E56?: #5B8E56 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Victorian Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B8E56?: The RGB value is 91, 142, 86: 91 red, 142 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B8E56?: The complementary color is #89568E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B8E56?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.