What color is #5B9653?

#5B9653 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Wicked Witch. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B9653?

The RGB value is 91, 150, 83: 91 red, 150 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B9653?

The complementary color is #8E5396, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B9653?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B9653 color

#5B9653 rgb(91, 150, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #5B9653 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 58.8% green and 32.5% blue (91, 150, 83).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 29% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Wicked Witch (#5B984F), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#5B9653 color codes

HEX	`#5B9653`
RGB	`rgb(91, 150, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 58.8%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 29%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 45%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 45%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.74, -33.05, 29.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.74, 44.22, 138.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.781, 24.66, 12.058)`
Decimal	`6002259`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B9653, 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 #5B9653	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5B9653 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	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 #5B9653 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b9653; }
.text { color: #5b9653; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b9653; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 150 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b9653, #53966c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #5B9653?: #5B9653 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Wicked Witch. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B9653?: The RGB value is 91, 150, 83: 91 red, 150 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B9653?: The complementary color is #8E5396, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B9653?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.