What color is #5C7761?

#5C7761 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C7761?

The RGB value is 92, 119, 97: 92 red, 119 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C7761?

The complementary color is #775C72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C7761?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C7761 color

#5C7761 rgb(92, 119, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #5C7761 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 46.7% green and 38% blue (92, 119, 97).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 13% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#5C7761 color codes

HEX	`#5C7761`
RGB	`rgb(92, 119, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 46.7%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 13%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 23%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 18%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.41, -14.59, 8.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.41, 17.11, 148.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.168, 16.332, 13.765)`
Decimal	`6059873`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C7761, 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 #5C7761	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C7761 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	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 #5C7761 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c7761; }
.text { color: #5c7761; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c7761; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 119 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c7761, #5c776e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5C7761?: #5C7761 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C7761?: The RGB value is 92, 119, 97: 92 red, 119 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C7761?: The complementary color is #775C72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C7761?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.