What color is #5C9977?

#5C9977 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 #5C9977?

The RGB value is 92, 153, 119: 92 red, 153 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C9977?

The complementary color is #995C7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C9977?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C9977 color

#5C9977 rgb(92, 153, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #5C9977 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 60% green and 46.7% blue (92, 153, 119).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 25% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Natural Orchestra (#4C9C77), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.28:1).

#5C9977 color codes

HEX	`#5C9977`
RGB	`rgb(92, 153, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 60%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 25%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 40%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 22%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.4, -27.67, 11.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.4, 30.07, 156.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.133, 26.388, 21.534)`
Decimal	`6068599`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C9977, 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 #5C9977	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5C9977 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.28:1	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 #5C9977 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c9977; }
.text { color: #5c9977; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c9977; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 153 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c9977, #5c9995); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #5C9977?: #5C9977 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 #5C9977?: The RGB value is 92, 153, 119: 92 red, 153 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C9977?: The complementary color is #995C7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C9977?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.