What color is #5C7C59?

#5C7C59 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 #5C7C59?

The RGB value is 92, 124, 89: 92 red, 124 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C7C59?

The complementary color is #79597C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C7C59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C7C59 color

#5C7C59 rgb(92, 124, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #5C7C59 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 48.6% green and 34.9% blue (92, 124, 89).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 16% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#5C7C59 color codes

HEX	`#5C7C59`
RGB	`rgb(92, 124, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 48.6%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 16%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 28%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 28%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.77, -18.81, 15.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.77, 24.39, 140.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.424, 17.411, 12.103)`
Decimal	`6061145`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C7C59, 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 #5C7C59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C7C59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	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 #5C7C59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c7c59; }
.text { color: #5c7c59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c7c59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 124 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c7c59, #597c67); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5C7C59?: #5C7C59 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 #5C7C59?: The RGB value is 92, 124, 89: 92 red, 124 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C7C59?: The complementary color is #79597C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C7C59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.