What color is #5C7335?

#5C7335 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Muddy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C7335?

The RGB value is 92, 115, 53: 92 red, 115 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C7335?

The complementary color is #4C3573, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C7335?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C7335 color

#5C7335 rgb(92, 115, 53)

Shades of green

The hex color #5C7335 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 45.1% green and 20.8% blue (92, 115, 53).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 37% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Green (#657432), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#5C7335 color codes

HEX	`#5C7335`
RGB	`rgb(92, 115, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 45.1%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 37%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 54%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 54%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.35, -19.41, 31.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.35, 36.79, 121.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.187, 14.794, 5.634)`
Decimal	`6058805`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C7335, 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 #5C7335	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C7335 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	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 #5C7335 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c7335; }
.text { color: #5c7335; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c7335; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 115 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c7335, #3d7335); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5C7335?: #5C7335 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Muddy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C7335?: The RGB value is 92, 115, 53: 92 red, 115 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C7335?: The complementary color is #4C3573, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C7335?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.