What color is #5C6B55?

#5C6B55 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C6B55?

The RGB value is 92, 107, 85: 92 red, 107 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C6B55?

The complementary color is #64556B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C6B55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C6B55 color

#5C6B55 rgb(92, 107, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #5C6B55 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 42% green and 33.3% blue (92, 107, 85).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 11% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#5C6B55 color codes

HEX	`#5C6B55`
RGB	`rgb(92, 107, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 42%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 11%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 21%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 21%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.43, -10.22, 10.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.43, 14.64, 134.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.311, 13.446, 10.592)`
Decimal	`6056789`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C6B55, 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 #5C6B55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C6B55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	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 #5C6B55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c6b55; }
.text { color: #5c6b55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c6b55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 107 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c6b55, #556b59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5C6B55?: #5C6B55 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C6B55?: The RGB value is 92, 107, 85: 92 red, 107 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C6B55?: The complementary color is #64556B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C6B55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.