What color is #5C7060?

#5C7060 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C7060?

The RGB value is 92, 112, 96: 92 red, 112 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C7060?

The complementary color is #705C6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C7060?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C7060 color

#5C7060 rgb(92, 112, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5C7060 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 43.9% green and 37.6% blue (92, 112, 96).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 10% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#5C7060 color codes

HEX	`#5C7060`
RGB	`rgb(92, 112, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 43.9%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 10%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 18%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 14%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.23, -10.9, 6.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.23, 12.66, 149.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.319, 14.708, 13.254)`
Decimal	`6058080`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C7060, 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 #5C7060	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C7060 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #5C7060 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c7060; }
.text { color: #5c7060; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c7060; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 112 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c7060, #5c706a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5C7060?: #5C7060 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C7060?: The RGB value is 92, 112, 96: 92 red, 112 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C7060?: The complementary color is #705C6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C7060?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.