What color is #5B9023?

#5B9023 is a dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Basil. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B9023?

The RGB value is 91, 144, 35: 91 red, 144 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B9023?

The complementary color is #582390, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B9023?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B9023 color

#5B9023 rgb(91, 144, 35)

Shades of green

The hex color #5B9023 is a dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 56.5% green and 13.7% blue (91, 144, 35).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 61% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 76% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Basil (#579229), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#5B9023 color codes

HEX	`#5B9023`
RGB	`rgb(91, 144, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 56.5%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 61%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 76%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 76%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.33, -35.45, 49.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.33, 60.53, 125.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.591, 22.291, 5.124)`
Decimal	`6000675`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B9023, 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 #5B9023	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5B9023 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	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 #5B9023 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b9023; }
.text { color: #5b9023; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b9023; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 144 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b9023, #259023); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5B9023?: #5B9023 is a dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Basil. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B9023?: The RGB value is 91, 144, 35: 91 red, 144 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B9023?: The complementary color is #582390, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B9023?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.