Information about #5B8357 color

#5B8357 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#5B8357 falls into the Green Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(91, 131, 87) — 35.7% red, 51.4% green, 34.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 16 / 0 / 17 / 49. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#5B8357 is a calm, restrained green that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dark Sage (#598556). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Glade Green (#5F8151) and Hippie Green (#608A5A).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(91, 131, 87)), which gives #5B8357 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #5B8357: 4.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.3:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #5B8357 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#5B8357 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#5B8357 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #5B8357

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Dark Sage color link
Dark Sage

#598556

Glade Green color link
Glade Green

#5F8151

Hippie Green color link
Hippie Green

#608A5A

Hazel Green color link
Hazel Green

#617C58

Gondwana color link
Gondwana

#5B755C

Axolotl color link
Axolotl

#63775B

Finlandia color link
Finlandia

#61755B

Middle Green color link
Middle Green

#4D8C57

Jasmin color link
Jasmin

#57725B

Dingley color link
Dingley

#607C47

Spirulina color link
Spirulina

#688C60

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5B8357
  • RGB91, 131, 87
  • CMYK16, 0, 17, 49
  • CSSrgb(91, 131, 87)
  • HSL115°, 20%, 43%
  • HSL Precise114.545°, 20.183%, 42.745%
  • HSV115°, 34%, 51%
  • HSB115°, 34%, 51%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.514
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.341
  • GLSLvec3(0.357, 0.514, 0.341)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.357, 0.514, 0.341, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.357, 0.514, 0.341)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB35.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB51.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB34.1%
  • Color FamilyGreen
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID5B8357
  • DECIMAL ID5997399
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01