What color is #5C745A?

#5C745A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C745A?

The RGB value is 92, 116, 90: 92 red, 116 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C745A?

The complementary color is #725A74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C745A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C745A color

#5C745A rgb(92, 116, 90)

Shades of green

The hex color #5C745A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 45.5% green and 35.3% blue (92, 116, 90).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 13% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#5C745A color codes

HEX	`#5C745A`
RGB	`rgb(92, 116, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 45.5%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 13%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 22%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 22%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.32, -14.31, 11.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.32, 18.38, 141.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.504, 15.504, 12.005)`
Decimal	`6059098`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C745A, 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 #5C745A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C745A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	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 #5C745A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c745a; }
.text { color: #5c745a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c745a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 116 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c745a, #5a7465); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #5C745A?: #5C745A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C745A?: The RGB value is 92, 116, 90: 92 red, 116 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C745A?: The complementary color is #725A74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C745A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.