What color is #5C9435?

#5C9435 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Basil. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C9435?

The RGB value is 92, 148, 53: 92 red, 148 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C9435?

The complementary color is #6D3594, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C9435?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C9435 color

#5C9435 rgb(92, 148, 53)

Shades of green

The hex color #5C9435 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 58% green and 20.8% blue (92, 148, 53).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 47% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 64% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Basil (#579229), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#5C9435 color codes

HEX	`#5C9435`
RGB	`rgb(92, 148, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 58%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 47%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 64%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 64%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.8, -35.45, 43.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.8, 55.89, 129.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.646, 23.711, 7.12)`
Decimal	`6067253`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C9435, 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 #5C9435	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5C9435 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	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 #5C9435 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c9435; }
.text { color: #5c9435; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c9435; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 148 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c9435, #35943d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5C9435?: #5C9435 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Basil. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C9435?: The RGB value is 92, 148, 53: 92 red, 148 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C9435?: The complementary color is #6D3594, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C9435?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.