What color is #5C7841?

#5C7841 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 #5C7841?

The RGB value is 92, 120, 65: 92 red, 120 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C7841?

The complementary color is #5D4178, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C7841?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C7841 color

#5C7841 rgb(92, 120, 65)

Shades of green

The hex color #5C7841 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 47.1% green and 25.5% blue (92, 120, 65).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 30% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Ghoul (#667744), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#5C7841 color codes

HEX	`#5C7841`
RGB	`rgb(92, 120, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 47.1%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 30%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 46%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 46%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.09, -20.53, 26.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.09, 33.85, 127.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.084, 16.09, 7.469)`
Decimal	`6060097`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C7841, 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 #5C7841	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C7841 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	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 #5C7841 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c7841; }
.text { color: #5c7841; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c7841; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 120 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c7841, #417842); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5C7841?: #5C7841 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 #5C7841?: The RGB value is 92, 120, 65: 92 red, 120 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C7841?: The complementary color is #5D4178, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C7841?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.