What color is #5C786B?

#5C786B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C786B?

The RGB value is 92, 120, 107: 92 red, 120 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C786B?

The complementary color is #785C69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C786B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C786B color

#5C786B rgb(92, 120, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #5C786B is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 47.1% green and 42% blue (92, 120, 107).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 13% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#5C786B color codes

HEX	`#5C786B`
RGB	`rgb(92, 120, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 47.1%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 13%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 23%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 11%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.97, -13.04, 3.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.97, 13.59, 163.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.783, 16.769, 16.418)`
Decimal	`6060139`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C786B, 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 #5C786B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C786B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	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 #5C786B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c786b; }
.text { color: #5c786b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c786b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 120 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c786b, #5c7778); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5C786B?: #5C786B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C786B?: The RGB value is 92, 120, 107: 92 red, 120 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C786B?: The complementary color is #785C69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C786B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.