What color is #5C9B79?

#5C9B79 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Natural Orchestra. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C9B79?

The RGB value is 92, 155, 121: 92 red, 155 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C9B79?

The complementary color is #9B5C7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C9B79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C9B79 color

#5C9B79 rgb(92, 155, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #5C9B79 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 60.8% green and 47.5% blue (92, 155, 121).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 26% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Natural Orchestra (#4C9C77), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.42:1).

#5C9B79 color codes

HEX	`#5C9B79`
RGB	`rgb(92, 155, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 60.8%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 26%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 41%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 22%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.06, -28.23, 11.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.06, 30.5, 157.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.585, 27.097, 22.284)`
Decimal	`6069113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C9B79, 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 #5C9B79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5C9B79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.42:1	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 #5C9B79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c9b79; }
.text { color: #5c9b79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c9b79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 155 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c9b79, #5c9b98); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #5C9B79?: #5C9B79 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Natural Orchestra. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C9B79?: The RGB value is 92, 155, 121: 92 red, 155 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C9B79?: The complementary color is #9B5C7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C9B79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.