What color is #5C6853?

#5C6853 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C6853?

The RGB value is 92, 104, 83: 92 red, 104 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C6853?

The complementary color is #5F5368, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C6853?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C6853 color

#5C6853 rgb(92, 104, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #5C6853 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 40.8% green and 32.5% blue (92, 104, 83).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 11% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#5C6853 color codes

HEX	`#5C6853`
RGB	`rgb(92, 104, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 40.8%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 11%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 20%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 20%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.46, -8.88, 10.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.46, 13.62, 130.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.925, 12.8, 10.077)`
Decimal	`6056019`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C6853, 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 #5C6853	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C6853 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	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 #5C6853 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c6853; }
.text { color: #5c6853; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c6853; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 104 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c6853, #536855); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5C6853?: #5C6853 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C6853?: The RGB value is 92, 104, 83: 92 red, 104 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C6853?: The complementary color is #5F5368, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C6853?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.