What color is #5C784A?

#5C784A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C784A?

The RGB value is 92, 120, 74: 92 red, 120 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C784A?

The complementary color is #664A78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C784A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C784A color

#5C784A rgb(92, 120, 74)

Shades of green

The hex color #5C784A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 47.1% green and 29% blue (92, 120, 74).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 24% 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 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#5C784A color codes

HEX	`#5C784A`
RGB	`rgb(92, 120, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 47.1%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 24%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 38%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 38%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.24, -19.22, 22.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.24, 29.26, 131.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.366, 16.202, 8.953)`
Decimal	`6060106`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C784A, 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 #5C784A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C784A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	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 #5C784A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c784a; }
.text { color: #5c784a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c784a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 120 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c784a, #4a784f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5C784A?: #5C784A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C784A?: The RGB value is 92, 120, 74: 92 red, 120 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C784A?: The complementary color is #664A78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C784A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.