What color is #5C8476?

#5C8476 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C8476?

The RGB value is 92, 132, 118: 92 red, 132 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C8476?

The complementary color is #845C6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C8476?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C8476 color

#5C8476 rgb(92, 132, 118)

Shades of green

The hex color #5C8476 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 51.8% green and 46.3% blue (92, 132, 118).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 18% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#5C8476 color codes

HEX	`#5C8476`
RGB	`rgb(92, 132, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 51.8%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 18%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 30%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 11%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.93, -17.12, 3.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.93, 17.4, 169.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.934, 20.085, 20.173)`
Decimal	`6063222`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C8476, 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 #5C8476	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5C8476 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	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 #5C8476 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c8476; }
.text { color: #5c8476; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c8476; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 132 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c8476, #5c7e84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5C8476?: #5C8476 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C8476?: The RGB value is 92, 132, 118: 92 red, 132 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C8476?: The complementary color is #845C6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C8476?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.