What color is #5C706D?

#5C706D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C706D?

The RGB value is 92, 112, 109: 92 red, 112 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C706D?

The complementary color is #705C5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C706D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C706D color

#5C706D rgb(92, 112, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5C706D is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 43.9% green and 42.7% blue (92, 112, 109).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 10% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#5C706D color codes

HEX	`#5C706D`
RGB	`rgb(92, 112, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 43.9%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 10%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 18%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 3%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.59, -8.07, -0.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.59, 8.11, 185.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.967, 14.967, 16.671)`
Decimal	`6058093`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C706D, 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 #5C706D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C706D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	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 #5C706D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c706d; }
.text { color: #5c706d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c706d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 112 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c706d, #5c6970); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5C706D?: #5C706D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C706D?: The RGB value is 92, 112, 109: 92 red, 112 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C706D?: The complementary color is #705C5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C706D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.