What color is #5C6C50?

#5C6C50 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 #5C6C50?

The RGB value is 92, 108, 80: 92 red, 108 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C6C50?

The complementary color is #60506C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C6C50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C6C50 color

#5C6C50 rgb(92, 108, 80)

Shades of green

The hex color #5C6C50 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 42.4% green and 31.4% blue (92, 108, 80).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 15% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.65:1).

#5C6C50 color codes

HEX	`#5C6C50`
RGB	`rgb(92, 108, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 42.4%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 15%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 26%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 26%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.62, -11.69, 13.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.62, 18.03, 130.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.224, 13.579, 9.618)`
Decimal	`6057040`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C6C50, 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 #5C6C50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C6C50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	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 #5C6C50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c6c50; }
.text { color: #5c6c50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c6c50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 108 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c6c50, #506c52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5C6C50?: #5C6C50 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 #5C6C50?: The RGB value is 92, 108, 80: 92 red, 108 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C6C50?: The complementary color is #60506C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C6C50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.