What color is #5B9E78?

#5B9E78 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Yoda. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B9E78?

The RGB value is 91, 158, 120: 91 red, 158 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B9E78?

The complementary color is #9E5B81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B9E78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B9E78 color

#5B9E78 rgb(91, 158, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #5B9E78 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 62% green and 47.1% blue (91, 158, 120).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 27% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Yoda (#53A079), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#5B9E78 color codes

HEX	`#5B9E78`
RGB	`rgb(91, 158, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 62%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 27%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 42%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 24%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.92, -30.19, 13.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.92, 32.99, 156.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.93, 28.033, 22.126)`
Decimal	`6004344`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B9E78, 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 #5B9E78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5B9E78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	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 #5B9E78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b9e78; }
.text { color: #5b9e78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b9e78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 158 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b9e78, #5b9e99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #5B9E78?: #5B9E78 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Yoda. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B9E78?: The RGB value is 91, 158, 120: 91 red, 158 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B9E78?: The complementary color is #9E5B81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B9E78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.