Information about #5B9C2F color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#5B9C2F falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(91, 156, 47) — 35.7% red, 61.2% green, 18.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 25 / 0 / 43 / 39. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #5B9C2F reads as a pleasantly vivid yellow-green and sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Limeade (#5F9727). Nearby in the Register you will also find Kakapo (#5C9625) and Vida Loca (#5F9228).

The recipe behind #5B9C2F is rgb(91, 156, 47), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 6.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.4:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#5B9C2F color variations

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

#5B9C2F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#5B9C2F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#5B9C2F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#5B9C2F 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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#5B9C2F 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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#2F5B9D
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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 #5B9C2F

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

Limeade color link
Limeade

#5F9727

Kakapo color link
Kakapo

#5C9625

Vida Loca color link
Vida Loca

#5F9228

Grass color link
Grass

#5CAC2D

Maximum Green color link
Maximum Green

#5E8C31

Fresh Onion color link
Fresh Onion

#5B8930

Mossy Green color link
Mossy Green

#638B27

Green Onion color link
Green Onion

#6AA121

Groovy color link
Groovy

#5CA345

Olive Drab color link
Olive Drab

#6B8E23

Cinnabar Green color link
Cinnabar Green

#61B329

Tree Frog color link
Tree Frog

#50A743

#5B9C2F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5B9C2F
  • RGB91, 156, 47
  • CMYK25, 0, 43, 39
  • CSSrgb(91, 156, 47)
  • HSL96°, 54%, 40%
  • HSL Precise95.78°, 53.695%, 39.804%
  • HSV96°, 70%, 61%
  • HSB96°, 70%, 61%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.184
  • GLSLvec3(0.357, 0.612, 0.184)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.357, 0.612, 0.184, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.357, 0.612, 0.184)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB35.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB18.4%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID5B9C2F
  • DECIMAL ID6003759
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited1 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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