What color is #5C654B?

#5C654B 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 #5C654B?

The RGB value is 92, 101, 75: 92 red, 101 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C654B?

The complementary color is #544B65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C654B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C654B color

#5C654B rgb(92, 101, 75)

Shades of green

The hex color #5C654B is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 39.6% green and 29.4% blue (92, 101, 75).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 15% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 60% 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 6.14:1).

#5C654B color codes

HEX	`#5C654B`
RGB	`rgb(92, 101, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 39.6%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 15%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 26%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 26%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.36, -8.57, 13.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.36, 16.08, 122.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.337, 12.091, 8.444)`
Decimal	`6055243`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C654B, 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 #5C654B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C654B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	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 #5C654B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c654b; }
.text { color: #5c654b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c654b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 101 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c654b, #4f654b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5C654B?: #5C654B 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 #5C654B?: The RGB value is 92, 101, 75: 92 red, 101 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C654B?: The complementary color is #544B65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C654B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.