What color is #5C7059?

#5C7059 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C7059?

The RGB value is 92, 112, 89: 92 red, 112 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C7059?

The complementary color is #6D5970, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C7059?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C7059 color

#5C7059 rgb(92, 112, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #5C7059 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 43.9% green and 34.9% blue (92, 112, 89).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 11% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

#5C7059 color codes

HEX	`#5C7059`
RGB	`rgb(92, 112, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 43.9%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 11%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 21%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 21%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.06, -12.28, 10.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.06, 16.08, 139.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.011, 14.585, 11.632)`
Decimal	`6058073`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C7059, 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 #5C7059	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C7059 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	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 #5C7059 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c7059; }
.text { color: #5c7059; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c7059; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 112 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c7059, #597062); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5C7059?: #5C7059 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C7059?: The RGB value is 92, 112, 89: 92 red, 112 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C7059?: The complementary color is #6D5970, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C7059?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.