Information about #5B7042 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#5B7042 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Mild Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(91, 112, 66) — 35.7% red, 43.9% green, 25.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 8 / 0 / 18 / 56. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #5B7042 reads as a softly balanced chartreuse and holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Chalet Green (#5A6E41). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Barmy Army (#607640) and Woodland (#626746).

In RGB terms — rgb(91, 112, 66) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #5B7042: 5.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.8:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #5B7042 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#5B7042 color variations

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#5B7042 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 #5B7042

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

Chalet Green color link
Chalet Green

#5A6E41

Barmy Army color link
Barmy Army

#607640

Woodland color link
Woodland

#626746

Dingley color link
Dingley

#607C47

Fern Green color link
Fern Green

#4F7942

Wimbledon color link
Wimbledon

#536D33

Old Bamboo color link
Old Bamboo

#5E644F

Panzano color link
Panzano

#5B624E

Hemlock color link
Hemlock

#69684B

Tom Thumb color link
Tom Thumb

#4F6348

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5B7042
  • RGB91, 112, 66
  • CMYK8, 0, 18, 56
  • HSL87°, 26%, 35%
  • HSL Precise87.391°, 25.843%, 34.902%
  • HSV87°, 41%, 44%
  • HSB87°, 41%, 44%
  • HEX ID5B7042
  • DECIMAL ID5992514
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Chartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • Percentage of Red in RGB35.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
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