What color is #5C7E48?

#5C7E48 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C7E48?

The RGB value is 92, 126, 72: 92 red, 126 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C7E48?

The complementary color is #6A487E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C7E48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C7E48 color

#5C7E48 rgb(92, 126, 72)

Shades of green

The hex color #5C7E48 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 49.4% green and 28.2% blue (92, 126, 72).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 27% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#5C7E48 color codes

HEX	`#5C7E48`
RGB	`rgb(92, 126, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 49.4%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 27%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 43%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 43%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.09, -22.64, 25.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.09, 34.16, 131.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.044, 17.665, 8.852)`
Decimal	`6061640`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C7E48, 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 #5C7E48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C7E48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	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 #5C7E48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c7e48; }
.text { color: #5c7e48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c7e48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 126 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c7e48, #487e4f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5C7E48?: #5C7E48 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C7E48?: The RGB value is 92, 126, 72: 92 red, 126 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C7E48?: The complementary color is #6A487E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C7E48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.