What color is #5C6349?

#5C6349 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Monstera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C6349?

The RGB value is 92, 99, 73: 92 red, 99 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C6349?

The complementary color is #504963, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C6349?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C6349 color

#5C6349 rgb(92, 99, 73)

Shades of green

The hex color #5C6349 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 38.8% green and 28.6% blue (92, 99, 73).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 15% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Monstera (#5F674B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.29:1).

#5C6349 color codes

HEX	`#5C6349`
RGB	`rgb(92, 99, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 38.8%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 15%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 26%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 26%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.7, -7.76, 13.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.7, 15.92, 119.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.078, 11.68, 8.026)`
Decimal	`6054729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C6349, 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 #5C6349	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C6349 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	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 #5C6349 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c6349; }
.text { color: #5c6349; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c6349; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 99 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c6349, #4f6349); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5C6349?: #5C6349 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Monstera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C6349?: The RGB value is 92, 99, 73: 92 red, 99 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C6349?: The complementary color is #504963, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C6349?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.