What color is #5C9372?

#5C9372 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Natural Orchestra. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C9372?

The RGB value is 92, 147, 114: 92 red, 147 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C9372?

The complementary color is #935C7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C9372?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C9372 color

#5C9372 rgb(92, 147, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #5C9372 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 57.6% green and 44.7% blue (92, 147, 114).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 23% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Natural Orchestra (#4C9C77), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.87:1).

#5C9372 color codes

HEX	`#5C9372`
RGB	`rgb(92, 147, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 57.6%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 23%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 37%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 22%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.44, -25.74, 11.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.44, 28.33, 155.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.883, 24.357, 19.675)`
Decimal	`6067058`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C9372, 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 #5C9372	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5C9372 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	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 #5C9372 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c9372; }
.text { color: #5c9372; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c9372; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 147 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c9372, #5c938d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #5C9372?: #5C9372 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Natural Orchestra. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C9372?: The RGB value is 92, 147, 114: 92 red, 147 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C9372?: The complementary color is #935C7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C9372?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.