Information about #5B8562 color

#5B8562 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #5B8562 is classified in the Register under the Green Color Family, with Low Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(91, 133, 98) — 35.7% red, 52.2% green, 38.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 16 / 0 / 14 / 48. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly toned natural green, #5B8562 feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Spring Leaves (#578363). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Hippie Green (#608A5A) and Dark Sage (#598556).

The recipe behind #5B8562 is rgb(91, 133, 98), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #5B8562 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.0:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 4.2:1. No one has named #5B8562 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#5B8562 color variations

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#5B8562 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 #5B8562

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

Hippie Green color link
Hippie Green

#608A5A

Dark Sage color link
Dark Sage

#598556

seibel-green color link
seibel-green

#56826F

Hazel Green color link
Hazel Green

#617C58

Spirulina color link
Spirulina

#688C60

Slate Green color link
Slate Green

#658D6D

Gondwana color link
Gondwana

#5B755C

Scaramanga color link
Scaramanga

#60786C

Cutty Sark color link
Cutty Sark

#5C8173

Axolotl color link
Axolotl

#63775B

Glade Green color link
Glade Green

#5F8151

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5B8562
  • RGB91, 133, 98
  • CMYK16, 0, 14, 48
  • CSSrgb(91, 133, 98)
  • HSL130°, 19%, 44%
  • HSL Precise130°, 18.75%, 43.922%
  • HSV130°, 32%, 52%
  • HSB130°, 32%, 52%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.384
  • GLSLvec3(0.357, 0.522, 0.384)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.357, 0.522, 0.384, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.357, 0.522, 0.384)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB35.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB38.4%
  • Color FamilyGreen
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID5B8562
  • DECIMAL ID5997922
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01