What color is #5C8145?

#5C8145 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Shepherd’s Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C8145?

The RGB value is 92, 129, 69: 92 red, 129 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C8145?

The complementary color is #6A4581, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C8145?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C8145 color

#5C8145 rgb(92, 129, 69)

Shades of green

The hex color #5C8145 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 50.6% green and 27.1% blue (92, 129, 69).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 30% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Shepherd’s Green (#5A8643), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#5C8145 color codes

HEX	`#5C8145`
RGB	`rgb(92, 129, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 50.6%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 30%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 47%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 47%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.98, -24.59, 28.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.98, 37.53, 130.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.338, 18.405, 8.479)`
Decimal	`6062405`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C8145, 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 #5C8145	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5C8145 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	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 #5C8145 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c8145; }
.text { color: #5c8145; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c8145; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 129 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c8145, #45814c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5C8145?: #5C8145 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Shepherd’s Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C8145?: The RGB value is 92, 129, 69: 92 red, 129 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C8145?: The complementary color is #6A4581, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C8145?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.