What color is #5C725A?

#5C725A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C725A?

The RGB value is 92, 114, 90: 92 red, 114 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C725A?

The complementary color is #705A72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C725A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C725A color

#5C725A rgb(92, 114, 90)

Shades of green

The hex color #5C725A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 44.7% green and 35.3% blue (92, 114, 90).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 12% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#5C725A color codes

HEX	`#5C725A`
RGB	`rgb(92, 114, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 44.7%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 12%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 21%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 21%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.7, -13.21, 10.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.7, 16.98, 141.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.276, 15.048, 11.929)`
Decimal	`6058586`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C725A, 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 #5C725A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C725A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	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 #5C725A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c725a; }
.text { color: #5c725a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c725a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 114 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c725a, #5a7264); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5C725A?: #5C725A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C725A?: The RGB value is 92, 114, 90: 92 red, 114 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C725A?: The complementary color is #705A72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C725A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.