What color is #5C735F?

#5C735F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C735F?

The RGB value is 92, 115, 95: 92 red, 115 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C735F?

The complementary color is #735C70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C735F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C735F color

#5C735F rgb(92, 115, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #5C735F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 45.1% green and 37.3% blue (92, 115, 95).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 11% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#5C735F color codes

HEX	`#5C735F`
RGB	`rgb(92, 115, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 45.1%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 11%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 20%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 17%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.13, -12.78, 8.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.13, 15.25, 146.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.609, 15.363, 13.125)`
Decimal	`6058847`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C735F, 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 #5C735F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C735F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	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 #5C735F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c735f; }
.text { color: #5c735f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c735f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 115 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c735f, #5c736b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5C735F?: #5C735F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C735F?: The RGB value is 92, 115, 95: 92 red, 115 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C735F?: The complementary color is #735C70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C735F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.