What color is #5BA550?

#5BA550 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Jungle Jewels. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5BA550?

The RGB value is 91, 165, 80: 91 red, 165 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5BA550?

The complementary color is #9A50A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5BA550?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5BA550 color

#5BA550 rgb(91, 165, 80)

Shades of green

The hex color #5BA550 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 64.7% green and 31.4% blue (91, 165, 80).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 35% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Jewels (#58A64B), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#5BA550 color codes

HEX	`#5BA550`
RGB	`rgb(91, 165, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 64.7%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 35%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 52%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 52%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.41, -40.18, 36.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.41, 54.45, 137.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.217, 29.712, 12.31)`
Decimal	`6006096`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5BA550, 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 #5BA550	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5BA550 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	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 #5BA550 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5ba550; }
.text { color: #5ba550; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5ba550; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 165 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5ba550, #50a570); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #5BA550?: #5BA550 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Jungle Jewels. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5BA550?: The RGB value is 91, 165, 80: 91 red, 165 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5BA550?: The complementary color is #9A50A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5BA550?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.