What color is #5C6F40?

#5C6F40 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Ghoul. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C6F40?

The RGB value is 92, 111, 64: 92 red, 111 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C6F40?

The complementary color is #53406F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C6F40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C6F40 color

#5C6F40 rgb(92, 111, 64)

Shades of green

The hex color #5C6F40 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 43.5% green and 25.1% blue (92, 111, 64).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 27% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Ghoul (#667744), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

#5C6F40 color codes

HEX	`#5C6F40`
RGB	`rgb(92, 111, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 43.5%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 27%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 42%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 42%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.25, -15.88, 23.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.25, 28.66, 123.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.023, 14.014, 6.974)`
Decimal	`6057792`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C6F40, 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 #5C6F40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C6F40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	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 #5C6F40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c6f40; }
.text { color: #5c6f40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c6f40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 111 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c6f40, #456f40); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5C6F40?: #5C6F40 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Ghoul. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C6F40?: The RGB value is 92, 111, 64: 92 red, 111 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C6F40?: The complementary color is #53406F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C6F40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.