What color is #5C887C?

#5C887C 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 #5C887C?

The RGB value is 92, 136, 124: 92 red, 136 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C887C?

The complementary color is #885C68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C887C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C887C color

#5C887C rgb(92, 136, 124)

Shades of green

The hex color #5C887C is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 53.3% green and 48.6% blue (92, 136, 124).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 19% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#5C887C color codes

HEX	`#5C887C`
RGB	`rgb(92, 136, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 53.3%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 19%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 32%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 9%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.32, -17.87, 1.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.32, 17.95, 174.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.855, 21.338, 22.295)`
Decimal	`6064252`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C887C, 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 #5C887C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5C887C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	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 #5C887C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c887c; }
.text { color: #5c887c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c887c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 136 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c887c, #5c7e88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #5C887C?: #5C887C 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 #5C887C?: The RGB value is 92, 136, 124: 92 red, 136 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C887C?: The complementary color is #885C68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C887C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.