What color is #5C6F54?

#5C6F54 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C6F54?

The RGB value is 92, 111, 84: 92 red, 111 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C6F54?

The complementary color is #67546F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C6F54?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C6F54 color

#5C6F54 rgb(92, 111, 84)

Shades of green

The hex color #5C6F54 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 43.5% green and 32.9% blue (92, 111, 84).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 14% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#5C6F54 color codes

HEX	`#5C6F54`
RGB	`rgb(92, 111, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 43.5%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 14%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 24%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 24%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.64, -12.66, 12.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.64, 17.97, 134.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.698, 14.284, 10.527)`
Decimal	`6057812`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C6F54, 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 #5C6F54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C6F54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	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 #5C6F54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c6f54; }
.text { color: #5c6f54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c6f54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 111 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c6f54, #546f5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #5C6F54?: #5C6F54 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C6F54?: The RGB value is 92, 111, 84: 92 red, 111 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C6F54?: The complementary color is #67546F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C6F54?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.