What color is #5C6152?

#5C6152 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C6152?

The RGB value is 92, 97, 82: 92 red, 97 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C6152?

The complementary color is #575261, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C6152?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C6152 color

#5C6152 rgb(92, 97, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5C6152 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 38% green and 32.2% blue (92, 97, 82).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 8% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.39:1).

#5C6152 color codes

HEX	`#5C6152`
RGB	`rgb(92, 97, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 38%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 8%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 15%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 15%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.3, -4.99, 7.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.3, 9.34, 122.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.211, 11.434, 9.65)`
Decimal	`6054226`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C6152, 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 #5C6152	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C6152 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	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 #5C6152 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c6152; }
.text { color: #5c6152; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c6152; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 97 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c6152, #556152); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5C6152?: #5C6152 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C6152?: The RGB value is 92, 97, 82: 92 red, 97 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C6152?: The complementary color is #575261, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C6152?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.