What color is #5C6E63?

#5C6E63 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C6E63?

The RGB value is 92, 110, 99: 92 red, 110 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C6E63?

The complementary color is #6E5C67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C6E63?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C6E63 color

#5C6E63 rgb(92, 110, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5C6E63 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 43.1% green and 38.8% blue (92, 110, 99).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 9% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#5C6E63 color codes

HEX	`#5C6E63`
RGB	`rgb(92, 110, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 43.1%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 9%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 16%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 10%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.7, -9.13, 3.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.7, 9.93, 156.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.241, 14.328, 13.923)`
Decimal	`6057571`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C6E63, 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 #5C6E63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C6E63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	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 #5C6E63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c6e63; }
.text { color: #5c6e63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c6e63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 110 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c6e63, #5c6e6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5C6E63?: #5C6E63 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C6E63?: The RGB value is 92, 110, 99: 92 red, 110 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C6E63?: The complementary color is #6E5C67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C6E63?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.