What color is #5B915F?

#5B915F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B915F?

The RGB value is 91, 145, 95: 91 red, 145 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B915F?

The complementary color is #915B8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B915F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B915F color

#5B915F rgb(91, 145, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #5B915F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 56.9% green and 37.3% blue (91, 145, 95).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 23% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#5B915F color codes

HEX	`#5B915F`
RGB	`rgb(91, 145, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 56.9%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 23%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 37%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 34%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.38, -28.72, 21.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.38, 35.61, 143.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.505, 23.3, 14.452)`
Decimal	`6000991`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B915F, 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 #5B915F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5B915F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	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 #5B915F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b915f; }
.text { color: #5b915f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b915f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 145 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b915f, #5b917a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #5B915F?: #5B915F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B915F?: The RGB value is 91, 145, 95: 91 red, 145 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B915F?: The complementary color is #915B8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B915F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.