What color is #5C6449?

#5C6449 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 #5C6449?

The RGB value is 92, 100, 73: 92 red, 100 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C6449?

The complementary color is #514964, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C6449?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C6449 color

#5C6449 rgb(92, 100, 73)

Shades of green

The hex color #5C6449 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 39.2% green and 28.6% blue (92, 100, 73).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 16% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Monstera (#5F674B), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#5C6449 color codes

HEX	`#5C6449`
RGB	`rgb(92, 100, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 39.2%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 16%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 27%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 27%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.01, -8.33, 14.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.01, 16.57, 120.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.173, 11.871, 8.057)`
Decimal	`6054985`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C6449, 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 #5C6449	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C6449 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	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 #5C6449 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c6449; }
.text { color: #5c6449; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c6449; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 100 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c6449, #4e6449); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5C6449?: #5C6449 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 #5C6449?: The RGB value is 92, 100, 73: 92 red, 100 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C6449?: The complementary color is #514964, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C6449?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.