What color is #5C7A68?

#5C7A68 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C7A68?

The RGB value is 92, 122, 104: 92 red, 122 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C7A68?

The complementary color is #7A5C6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C7A68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C7A68 color

#5C7A68 rgb(92, 122, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #5C7A68 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 47.8% green and 40.8% blue (92, 122, 104).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 14% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 52% 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 4.73:1).

#5C7A68 color codes

HEX	`#5C7A68`
RGB	`rgb(92, 122, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 47.8%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 14%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 25%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 15%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.5, -14.78, 6.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.5, 16.1, 156.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.871, 17.193, 15.682)`
Decimal	`6060648`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C7A68, 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 #5C7A68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C7A68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	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 #5C7A68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c7a68; }
.text { color: #5c7a68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c7a68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 122 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c7a68, #5c7a77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5C7A68?: #5C7A68 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C7A68?: The RGB value is 92, 122, 104: 92 red, 122 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C7A68?: The complementary color is #7A5C6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C7A68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.