What color is #5D7551?

#5D7551 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D7551?

The RGB value is 93, 117, 81: 93 red, 117 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D7551?

The complementary color is #695175, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D7551?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D7551 color

#5D7551 rgb(93, 117, 81)

Shades of green

The hex color #5D7551 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 45.9% green and 31.8% blue (93, 117, 81).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 18% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#5D7551 color codes

HEX	`#5D7551`
RGB	`rgb(93, 117, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 45.9%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 18%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 31%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 31%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.5, -16.09, 17.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.5, 23.46, 133.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.36, 15.644, 10.151)`
Decimal	`6124881`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D7551, 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 #5D7551	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D7551 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	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 #5D7551 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d7551; }
.text { color: #5d7551; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d7551; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 117 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d7551, #517557); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #5D7551?: #5D7551 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D7551?: The RGB value is 93, 117, 81: 93 red, 117 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D7551?: The complementary color is #695175, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D7551?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.