What color is #5CA546?

#5CA546 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Jungle Jewels. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5CA546?

The RGB value is 92, 165, 70: 92 red, 165 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5CA546?

The complementary color is #8F46A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5CA546?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5CA546 color

#5CA546 rgb(92, 165, 70)

Shades of green

The hex color #5CA546 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 64.7% green and 27.5% blue (92, 165, 70).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 40% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 58% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Jewels (#58A64B), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.93:1).

#5CA546 color codes

HEX	`#5CA546`
RGB	`rgb(92, 165, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 64.7%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 40%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 58%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 58%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.33, -41.1, 41.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.33, 58.47, 134.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.974, 29.627, 10.512)`
Decimal	`6071622`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5CA546, 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 #5CA546	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#5CA546 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.93:1	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 #5CA546 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5ca546; }
.text { color: #5ca546; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5ca546; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 165 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5ca546, #46a560); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #5CA546?: #5CA546 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Jungle Jewels. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5CA546?: The RGB value is 92, 165, 70: 92 red, 165 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5CA546?: The complementary color is #8F46A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5CA546?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.