What color is #5C774A?

#5C774A is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C774A?

The RGB value is 92, 119, 74: 92 red, 119 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C774A?

The complementary color is #654A77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C774A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C774A color

#5C774A rgb(92, 119, 74)

Shades of green

The hex color #5C774A is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 46.7% green and 29% blue (92, 119, 74).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 23% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#5C774A color codes

HEX	`#5C774A`
RGB	`rgb(92, 119, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 46.7%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 23%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 38%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 38%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.93, -18.7, 21.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.93, 28.61, 130.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.246, 15.963, 8.913)`
Decimal	`6059850`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C774A, 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 #5C774A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C774A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	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 #5C774A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c774a; }
.text { color: #5c774a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c774a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 119 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c774a, #4a774e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5C774A?: #5C774A is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C774A?: The RGB value is 92, 119, 74: 92 red, 119 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C774A?: The complementary color is #654A77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C774A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.