What color is #5C7B5C?

#5C7B5C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C7B5C?

The RGB value is 92, 123, 92: 92 red, 123 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C7B5C?

The complementary color is #7B5C7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C7B5C?

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.

#5C7B5C color

#5C7B5C rgb(92, 123, 92)

Shades of green

The hex color #5C7B5C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 48.2% green and 36.1% blue (92, 123, 92).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 14% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#5C7B5C color codes

HEX	`#5C7B5C`
RGB	`rgb(92, 123, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 48.2%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 14%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 25%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 25%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.53, -17.73, 13.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.53, 22.24, 142.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.428, 17.214, 12.738)`
Decimal	`6060892`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C7B5C, 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 #5C7B5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C7B5C 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 #5C7B5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c7b5c; }
.text { color: #5c7b5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c7b5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 123 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c7b5c, #5c7b6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #5C7B5C?: #5C7B5C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C7B5C?: The RGB value is 92, 123, 92: 92 red, 123 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C7B5C?: The complementary color is #7B5C7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C7B5C?: 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.