What color is #5C9A47?

#5C9A47 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Golf Course. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C9A47?

The RGB value is 92, 154, 71: 92 red, 154 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C9A47?

The complementary color is #85479A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C9A47?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C9A47 color

#5C9A47 rgb(92, 154, 71)

Shades of green

The hex color #5C9A47 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 60.4% green and 27.8% blue (92, 154, 71).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 37% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Golf Course (#5A9E4B), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#5C9A47 color codes

HEX	`#5C9A47`
RGB	`rgb(92, 154, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 60.4%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 37%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 54%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 54%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.89, -36.17, 37.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.89, 51.76, 134.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.106, 25.841, 10.046)`
Decimal	`6068807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C9A47, 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 #5C9A47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5C9A47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	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 #5C9A47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c9a47; }
.text { color: #5c9a47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c9a47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 154 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c9a47, #479a5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #5C9A47?: #5C9A47 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Golf Course. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C9A47?: The RGB value is 92, 154, 71: 92 red, 154 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C9A47?: The complementary color is #85479A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C9A47?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.