What color is #5C6C4F?

#5C6C4F 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 #5C6C4F?

The RGB value is 92, 108, 79: 92 red, 108 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C6C4F?

The complementary color is #5F4F6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C6C4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C6C4F color

#5C6C4F rgb(92, 108, 79)

Shades of green

The hex color #5C6C4F is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 42.4% green and 31% blue (92, 108, 79).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 16% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Hinterland (#616C51), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#5C6C4F color codes

HEX	`#5C6C4F`
RGB	`rgb(92, 108, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 42.4%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 16%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 27%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 27%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.6, -11.87, 14.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.6, 18.58, 129.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.187, 13.565, 9.425)`
Decimal	`6057039`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C6C4F, 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 #5C6C4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C6C4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	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 #5C6C4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c6c4f; }
.text { color: #5c6c4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c6c4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 108 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c6c4f, #4f6c51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5C6C4F?: #5C6C4F 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 #5C6C4F?: The RGB value is 92, 108, 79: 92 red, 108 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C6C4F?: The complementary color is #5F4F6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C6C4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.