What color is #5C7450?

#5C7450 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C7450?

The RGB value is 92, 116, 80: 92 red, 116 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C7450?

The complementary color is #685074, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C7450?

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.

#5C7450 color

#5C7450 rgb(92, 116, 80)

Shades of green

The hex color #5C7450 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 45.5% green and 31.4% blue (92, 116, 80).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 18% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#5C7450 color codes

HEX	`#5C7450`
RGB	`rgb(92, 116, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 45.5%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 18%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 31%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 31%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.1, -16.11, 17.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.1, 23.5, 133.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.107, 15.345, 9.912)`
Decimal	`6059088`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C7450, 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 #5C7450	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C7450 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 #5C7450 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c7450; }
.text { color: #5c7450; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c7450; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 116 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c7450, #507456); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5C7450?: #5C7450 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C7450?: The RGB value is 92, 116, 80: 92 red, 116 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C7450?: The complementary color is #685074, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C7450?: 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.