What color is #5CAC2D?

#5CAC2D is a moderate green known as Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Grass?

The RGB value is 92, 172, 45: 92 red, 172 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Grass?

The complementary color is #7D2DAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5CAC2D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Grass color: hex code #5CAC2D

#5CAC2D rgb(92, 172, 45)

Shades of green

Grass has the hex code #5CAC2D. It is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 67.5% green and 17.6% blue (92, 172, 45).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 59% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 74% yellow and 33% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

Grass (#5CAC2D) color codes

HEX	`#5CAC2D`
RGB	`rgb(92, 172, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 67.5%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 59%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 74%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 74%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.32, -46.29, 54.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.32, 71.38, 130.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.639, 31.969, 7.618)`
Decimal	`6073389`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Grass, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #5CAC2D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#5CAC2D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #5CAC2D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5cac2d; }
.text { color: #5cac2d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5cac2d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 172 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5cac2d, #2dac3d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Kelly Green.

See #5CAC2D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #5CAC2D?: #5CAC2D is a moderate green known as Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Grass?: The RGB value is 92, 172, 45: 92 red, 172 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Grass?: The complementary color is #7D2DAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5CAC2D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.