What color is #5C7E61?

#5C7E61 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 #5C7E61?

The RGB value is 92, 126, 97: 92 red, 126 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C7E61?

The complementary color is #7E5C79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C7E61?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C7E61 color

#5C7E61 rgb(92, 126, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #5C7E61 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 49.4% green and 38% blue (92, 126, 97).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 16% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#5C7E61 color codes

HEX	`#5C7E61`
RGB	`rgb(92, 126, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 49.4%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 16%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 27%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 23%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.57, -18.37, 11.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.57, 21.92, 146.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.032, 18.06, 14.053)`
Decimal	`6061665`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C7E61, 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 #5C7E61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C7E61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	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 #5C7E61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c7e61; }
.text { color: #5c7e61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c7e61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 126 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c7e61, #5c7e72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #5C7E61?: #5C7E61 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 #5C7E61?: The RGB value is 92, 126, 97: 92 red, 126 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C7E61?: The complementary color is #7E5C79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C7E61?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.