What color is #5C752B?

#5C752B 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 #5C752B?

The RGB value is 92, 117, 43: 92 red, 117 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C752B?

The complementary color is #442B75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C752B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C752B color

#5C752B rgb(92, 117, 43)

Shades of green

The hex color #5C752B is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 45.9% green and 16.9% blue (92, 117, 43).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 46% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 63% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Green (#657432), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#5C752B color codes

HEX	`#5C752B`
RGB	`rgb(92, 117, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 45.9%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 46%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 63%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 63%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.87, -21.47, 36.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.87, 42.69, 120.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.211, 15.172, 4.623)`
Decimal	`6059307`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C752B, 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 #5C752B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C752B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	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 #5C752B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c752b; }
.text { color: #5c752b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c752b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 117 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c752b, #37752b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5C752B?: #5C752B 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 #5C752B?: The RGB value is 92, 117, 43: 92 red, 117 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C752B?: The complementary color is #442B75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C752B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.