What color is #5C7741?

#5C7741 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ghoul. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C7741?

The RGB value is 92, 119, 65: 92 red, 119 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C7741?

The complementary color is #5C4177, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C7741?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C7741 color

#5C7741 rgb(92, 119, 65)

Shades of green

The hex color #5C7741 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 46.7% green and 25.5% blue (92, 119, 65).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 29% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Ghoul (#667744), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#5C7741 color codes

HEX	`#5C7741`
RGB	`rgb(92, 119, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 46.7%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 29%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 45%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 45%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.78, -20.01, 26.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.78, 33.21, 127.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.964, 15.85, 7.429)`
Decimal	`6059841`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C7741, 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 #5C7741	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C7741 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	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 #5C7741 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c7741; }
.text { color: #5c7741; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c7741; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 119 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c7741, #417741); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5C7741?: #5C7741 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ghoul. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C7741?: The RGB value is 92, 119, 65: 92 red, 119 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C7741?: The complementary color is #5C4177, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C7741?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.