What color is #5C7257?

#5C7257 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C7257?

The RGB value is 92, 114, 87: 92 red, 114 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C7257?

The complementary color is #6D5772, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C7257?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C7257 color

#5C7257 rgb(92, 114, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #5C7257 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 44.7% green and 34.1% blue (92, 114, 87).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 13% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 55% 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 5.25:1).

#5C7257 color codes

HEX	`#5C7257`
RGB	`rgb(92, 114, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 44.7%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 13%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 24%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 24%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.63, -13.77, 12.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.63, 18.5, 138.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.151, 14.998, 11.27)`
Decimal	`6058583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C7257, 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 #5C7257	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C7257 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	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 #5C7257 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c7257; }
.text { color: #5c7257; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c7257; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 114 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c7257, #577260); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #5C7257?: #5C7257 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C7257?: The RGB value is 92, 114, 87: 92 red, 114 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C7257?: The complementary color is #6D5772, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C7257?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.