What color is #5C6A53?

#5C6A53 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hinterland. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C6A53?

The RGB value is 92, 106, 83: 92 red, 106 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C6A53?

The complementary color is #61536A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C6A53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C6A53 color

#5C6A53 rgb(92, 106, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #5C6A53 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 41.6% green and 32.5% blue (92, 106, 83).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 12% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Hinterland (#616C51), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#5C6A53 color codes

HEX	`#5C6A53`
RGB	`rgb(92, 106, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 41.6%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 12%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 22%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 22%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.07, -10.02, 11.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.07, 15.02, 131.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.129, 13.208, 10.145)`
Decimal	`6056531`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C6A53, 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 #5C6A53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C6A53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	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 #5C6A53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c6a53; }
.text { color: #5c6a53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c6a53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 106 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c6a53, #536a56); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5C6A53?: #5C6A53 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hinterland. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C6A53?: The RGB value is 92, 106, 83: 92 red, 106 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C6A53?: The complementary color is #61536A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C6A53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.