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#5B9921
#5B9921 is a dark, rich green, close to the color Leaf. In RGB it’s made of 35.7% red, 60% green, and 12.9% blue. Its hue is 91°, with 65% saturation and 36% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #5B9921.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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6.02:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #5B9921 as they’d see it.
#5B9921 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #5B9921
What color is #5B9921?
#5B9921 is a dark, rich green, close to the color Leaf. In RGB it’s made of 35.7% red, 60% green, and 12.9% blue. Its hue is 91°, with 65% saturation and 36% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #5B9921 in RGB?
#5B9921 is rgb(91, 153, 33): 91 red, 153 green, and 33 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #5B9921 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(41, 0, 78, 40). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #5B9921?
PANTONE 370 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #5B9921?
Its complement #AB6EDE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.