What color is #5C8F32?

#5C8F32 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Basil. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C8F32?

The RGB value is 92, 143, 50: 92 red, 143 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C8F32?

The complementary color is #65328F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C8F32?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C8F32 color

#5C8F32 rgb(92, 143, 50)

Shades of green

The hex color #5C8F32 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 56.1% green and 19.6% blue (92, 143, 50).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 48% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 65% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Basil (#579229), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#5C8F32 color codes

HEX	`#5C8F32`
RGB	`rgb(92, 143, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 56.1%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 48%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 65%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 65%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.19, -33.46, 42.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.19, 54.32, 128.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.812, 22.15, 6.512)`
Decimal	`6065970`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C8F32, 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 #5C8F32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5C8F32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	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 #5C8F32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c8f32; }
.text { color: #5c8f32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c8f32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 143 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c8f32, #328f36); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5C8F32?: #5C8F32 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Basil. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C8F32?: The RGB value is 92, 143, 50: 92 red, 143 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C8F32?: The complementary color is #65328F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C8F32?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.