What color is #5C8750?

#5C8750 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Homegrown. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C8750?

The RGB value is 92, 135, 80: 92 red, 135 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C8750?

The complementary color is #7B5087, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C8750?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C8750 color

#5C8750 rgb(92, 135, 80)

Shades of green

The hex color #5C8750 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 52.9% green and 31.4% blue (92, 135, 80).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 26% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Homegrown (#63884A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#5C8750 color codes

HEX	`#5C8750`
RGB	`rgb(92, 135, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 52.9%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 26%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 41%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 41%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.04, -25.97, 24.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.04, 36.02, 136.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.525, 20.182, 10.718)`
Decimal	`6063952`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C8750, 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 #5C8750	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5C8750 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	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 #5C8750 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c8750; }
.text { color: #5c8750; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c8750; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 135 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c8750, #50875f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #5C8750?: #5C8750 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Homegrown. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C8750?: The RGB value is 92, 135, 80: 92 red, 135 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C8750?: The complementary color is #7B5087, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C8750?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.