What color is #5C7A56?

#5C7A56 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 #5C7A56?

The RGB value is 92, 122, 86: 92 red, 122 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C7A56?

The complementary color is #74567A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C7A56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C7A56 color

#5C7A56 rgb(92, 122, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #5C7A56 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 47.8% green and 33.7% blue (92, 122, 86).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 17% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 52% 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 4.8:1).

#5C7A56 color codes

HEX	`#5C7A56`
RGB	`rgb(92, 122, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 47.8%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 17%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 30%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 30%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.09, -18.29, 16.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.09, 24.51, 138.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.052, 16.866, 11.37)`
Decimal	`6060630`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C7A56, 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 #5C7A56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C7A56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	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 #5C7A56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c7a56; }
.text { color: #5c7a56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c7a56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 122 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c7a56, #567a62); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5C7A56?: #5C7A56 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 #5C7A56?: The RGB value is 92, 122, 86: 92 red, 122 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C7A56?: The complementary color is #74567A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C7A56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.