What color is #5C8164?

#5C8164 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 #5C8164?

The RGB value is 92, 129, 100: 92 red, 129 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C8164?

The complementary color is #815C79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C8164?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C8164 color

#5C8164 rgb(92, 129, 100)

Shades of green

The hex color #5C8164 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 50.6% green and 39.2% blue (92, 129, 100).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 17% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#5C8164 color codes

HEX	`#5C8164`
RGB	`rgb(92, 129, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 50.6%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 17%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 29%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 22%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.56, -19.36, 11.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.56, 22.58, 149.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.563, 18.895, 14.934)`
Decimal	`6062436`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C8164, 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 #5C8164	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5C8164 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	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 #5C8164 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c8164; }
.text { color: #5c8164; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c8164; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 129 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c8164, #5c8176); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #5C8164?: #5C8164 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 #5C8164?: The RGB value is 92, 129, 100: 92 red, 129 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C8164?: The complementary color is #815C79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C8164?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.