What color is #5C8A7E?

#5C8A7E 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 #5C8A7E?

The RGB value is 92, 138, 126: 92 red, 138 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C8A7E?

The complementary color is #8A5C68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C8A7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C8A7E color

#5C8A7E rgb(92, 138, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #5C8A7E is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 54.1% green and 49.4% blue (92, 138, 126).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 20% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#5C8A7E color codes

HEX	`#5C8A7E`
RGB	`rgb(92, 138, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 54.1%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 20%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 33%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 9%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.98, -18.47, 1.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.98, 18.52, 175.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.267, 21.958, 23.063)`
Decimal	`6064766`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C8A7E, 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 #5C8A7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5C8A7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	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 #5C8A7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c8a7e; }
.text { color: #5c8a7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c8a7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 138 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c8a7e, #5c7f8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #5C8A7E?: #5C8A7E 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 #5C8A7E?: The RGB value is 92, 138, 126: 92 red, 138 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C8A7E?: The complementary color is #8A5C68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C8A7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.