#5B6D4E
Hunter Green · medium cool green
About #5B6D4E
#5B6D4E is a muted, medium shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 36% red, 43% green and 31% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 57% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Hunter Green (ΔE 12.5); Eucalyptus comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #604E6D — a eggplant tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #5B6D4E for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 5.61:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.61:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #5B6D4E?
#5B6D4E is a muted, medium shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 36% red, 43% green and 31% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 57% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #5B6D4E?
Use white text. White on #5B6D4E has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #5B6D4E?
Its complementary colour is #604E6D, and analogous partners are #6B6D4E and #4E6D51.