What color is #5B9577?

#5B9577 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Natural Orchestra. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B9577?

The RGB value is 91, 149, 119: 91 red, 149 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B9577?

The complementary color is #955B79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B9577?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B9577 color

#5B9577 rgb(91, 149, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #5B9577 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 58.4% green and 46.7% blue (91, 149, 119).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 24% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Natural Orchestra (#4C9C77), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#5B9577 color codes

HEX	`#5B9577`
RGB	`rgb(91, 149, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 58.4%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 24%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 39%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 20%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.12, -26, 9.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.12, 27.83, 159.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.39, 25.05, 21.315)`
Decimal	`6002039`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B9577, 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 #5B9577	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5B9577 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	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 #5B9577 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b9577; }
.text { color: #5b9577; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b9577; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 149 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b9577, #5b9594); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #5B9577?: #5B9577 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Natural Orchestra. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B9577?: The RGB value is 91, 149, 119: 91 red, 149 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B9577?: The complementary color is #955B79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B9577?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.