What color is #5C7D73?

#5C7D73 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C7D73?

The RGB value is 92, 125, 115: 92 red, 125 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C7D73?

The complementary color is #7D5C66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C7D73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C7D73 color

#5C7D73 rgb(92, 125, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #5C7D73 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 49% green and 45.1% blue (92, 125, 115).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 15% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Underwater World (#657F7A), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#5C7D73 color codes

HEX	`#5C7D73`
RGB	`rgb(92, 125, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 49%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 15%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 26%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 8%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.71, -14.01, 1.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.71, 14.1, 173.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.841, 18.18, 18.943)`
Decimal	`6061427`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C7D73, 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 #5C7D73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C7D73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	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 #5C7D73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c7d73; }
.text { color: #5c7d73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c7d73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 125 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c7d73, #5c767d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5C7D73?: #5C7D73 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C7D73?: The RGB value is 92, 125, 115: 92 red, 125 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C7D73?: The complementary color is #7D5C66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C7D73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.