Information about #5B973B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #5B973B belongs to the Chartreuse Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(91, 151, 59) — 35.7% red, 59.2% green, 23.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 24 / 0 / 36 / 41. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#5B973B is a clearly saturated zesty chartreuse that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Maximum Green (#5E8C31). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Groovy (#5CA345) and May Green (#4C9141).

In RGB terms — rgb(91, 151, 59) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #5B973B background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.9:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.5:1. No one has named #5B973B so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#5B973B color variations

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

#5B973B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#5B973B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#5B973B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#5B973B color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#5B973B 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #5B973B

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

Maximum Green color link
Maximum Green

#5E8C31

Groovy color link
Groovy

#5CA345

May Green color link
May Green

#4C9141

Fresh Onion color link
Fresh Onion

#5B8930

Vida Loca color link
Vida Loca

#5F9228

Limeade color link
Limeade

#5F9727

Palm Leaf color link
Palm Leaf

#6F9940

Tree Frog color link
Tree Frog

#50A743

Kakapo color link
Kakapo

#5C9625

Mid Green color link
Mid Green

#50A747

Flat Green color link
Flat Green

#699D4C

Moderate Sap Green color link
Moderate Sap Green

#55A84A

#5B973B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5B973B
  • RGB91, 151, 59
  • CMYK24, 0, 36, 41
  • CSSrgb(91, 151, 59)
  • HSL99°, 44%, 41%
  • HSL Precise99.13°, 43.81%, 41.176%
  • HSV99°, 61%, 59%
  • HSB99°, 61%, 59%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.231
  • GLSLvec3(0.357, 0.592, 0.231)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.357, 0.592, 0.231, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.357, 0.592, 0.231)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB35.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB23.1%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID5B973B
  • DECIMAL ID6002491
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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