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#5B6F55 Cactus

#5B6F55 is a medium, muted green named Cactus. In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 43.5% green and 33.3% blue (rgb(91, 111, 85)). Its HSL value is 106° hue, 13% saturation and 38% lightness, and in CMYK it is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 56% black. #5B6F55 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.45:1.

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Variations of #5B6F55

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#5B6F55 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#5B6F55 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #5B6F55 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #6E6956
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #716B53
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6C6C54
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6E6956
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #686B56
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #5A6D68
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #5A6E5E
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #696969
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #666B65

#5B6F55 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.45:1 Good#5B6F55 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.85:1 Poor#5B6F55 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#5B6F55 in CSS

/* Cactus */
.color { color: #5B6F55; }
.background { background-color: #5B6F55; }
.border { border: 1px solid #5B6F55; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(91 111 85);
color: hsl(106 13% 38%);
color: oklch(0.518 0.047 138.5);

#5B6F55 FAQ

What color is #5B6F55?

#5B6F55 is a medium, muted green. Its closest named color is Cactus. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #5B6F55?

#5B6F55 is rgb(91, 111, 85) in RGB, hsl(106, 13%, 38%) in HSL and cmyk(18%, 0%, 23%, 56%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #5B6F55?

The complementary color of #5B6F55 is #69556F, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #5B6F55?

White text has the best contrast on #5B6F55: 5.45:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #5B6F55 a warm or cool color?

#5B6F55 is a cool color.