What color is #5C7E63?

#5C7E63 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 #5C7E63?

The RGB value is 92, 126, 99: 92 red, 126 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C7E63?

The complementary color is #7E5C77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C7E63?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C7E63 color

#5C7E63 rgb(92, 126, 99)

Shades of green

The hex color #5C7E63 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 49.4% green and 38.8% blue (92, 126, 99).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 16% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#5C7E63 color codes

HEX	`#5C7E63`
RGB	`rgb(92, 126, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 49.4%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 16%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 27%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 21%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.61, -17.97, 10.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.61, 21.01, 148.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.126, 18.097, 14.551)`
Decimal	`6061667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C7E63, 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 #5C7E63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C7E63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	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 #5C7E63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c7e63; }
.text { color: #5c7e63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c7e63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 126 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c7e63, #5c7e74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #5C7E63?: #5C7E63 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 #5C7E63?: The RGB value is 92, 126, 99: 92 red, 126 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C7E63?: The complementary color is #7E5C77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C7E63?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.