What color is #5B9435?

#5B9435 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Basil. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B9435?

The RGB value is 91, 148, 53: 91 red, 148 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B9435?

The complementary color is #6E3594, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B9435?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B9435 color

#5B9435 rgb(91, 148, 53)

Shades of green

The hex color #5B9435 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 58% green and 20.8% blue (91, 148, 53).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 47% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 64% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Basil (#579229), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.73:1).

#5B9435 color codes

HEX	`#5B9435`
RGB	`rgb(91, 148, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 58%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 47%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 64%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 64%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.75, -35.81, 43.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.75, 56.07, 129.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.547, 23.66, 7.115)`
Decimal	`6001717`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B9435, 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 #5B9435	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5B9435 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.73:1	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 #5B9435 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b9435; }
.text { color: #5b9435; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b9435; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 148 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b9435, #35943f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5B9435?: #5B9435 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Basil. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B9435?: The RGB value is 91, 148, 53: 91 red, 148 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B9435?: The complementary color is #6E3594, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B9435?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.