What color is #5C8C6C?

#5C8C6C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C8C6C?

The RGB value is 92, 140, 108: 92 red, 140 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C8C6C?

The complementary color is #8C5C7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C8C6C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C8C6C color

#5C8C6C rgb(92, 140, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #5C8C6C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 54.9% green and 42.4% blue (92, 140, 108).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 21% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#5C8C6C color codes

HEX	`#5C8C6C`
RGB	`rgb(92, 140, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 54.9%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 21%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 34%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 23%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.15, -23.45, 12.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.15, 26.35, 152.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.498, 22.113, 17.583)`
Decimal	`6065260`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C8C6C, 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 #5C8C6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5C8C6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	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 #5C8C6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c8c6c; }
.text { color: #5c8c6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c8c6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 140 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c8c6c, #5c8c84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #5C8C6C?: #5C8C6C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C8C6C?: The RGB value is 92, 140, 108: 92 red, 140 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C8C6C?: The complementary color is #8C5C7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C8C6C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.