What color is #5C8B51?

#5C8B51 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Victorian Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C8B51?

The RGB value is 92, 139, 81: 92 red, 139 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C8B51?

The complementary color is #80518B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C8B51?

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.

#5C8B51 color

#5C8B51 rgb(92, 139, 81)

Shades of green

The hex color #5C8B51 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 54.5% green and 31.8% blue (92, 139, 81).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 26% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Victorian Garden (#558E4C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#5C8B51 color codes

HEX	`#5C8B51`
RGB	`rgb(92, 139, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 54.5%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 26%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 42%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 42%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.31, -27.78, 26.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.31, 38.09, 136.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.131, 21.334, 11.104)`
Decimal	`6064977`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C8B51, 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 #5C8B51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5C8B51 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 #5C8B51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c8b51; }
.text { color: #5c8b51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c8b51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 139 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c8b51, #518b63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #5C8B51?: #5C8B51 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Victorian Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C8B51?: The RGB value is 92, 139, 81: 92 red, 139 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C8B51?: The complementary color is #80518B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C8B51?: 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.