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#5C756D Color

#5C756D is rgb(92, 117, 109) in RGB, hsl(161, 12%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 0%, 7%, 54%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Smoke (#738276), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.44. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5C756D
HEX#5C756D
RGBrgb(92, 117, 109)
HSLhsl(161, 12%, 41%)
HSVhsv(161, 21%, 46%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 0%, 7%, 54%)
OKLCHoklch(54% 0.032 173.6)
LABlab(47.05% -10.85 1.26)
LCHlch(47.05% 10.92 173.37)

What #5C756D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #5C756D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#5C756D Channel Values

How #5C756D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 92 · G 117 · B 1098-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 161° · S 12% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 161° · S 21% · V 46%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 0% · Y 7% · K 54%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.98:1 vs white · 4.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5C756D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #5C756D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5C756D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #5C756D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #5C756D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#5C756D
Protanopia#71716D
Protanomaly#69736D
Deuteranopia#6E6E6E
Deuteranomaly#67716D
Tritanopia#5D7474
Tritanomaly#5D7471
Achromatopsia#707070

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Using #5C756D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-5c756d: #5C756D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5C756D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5c756d': '#5C756D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.361, green: 0.459, blue: 0.427)
Android XML<color name="color_5c756d">#5C756D</color>
SVG fillfill="#5C756D"

More Green Colors

#5C756D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#5C756D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5C756D?

#5C756D is a mid-tone green — rgb(92, 117, 109) in RGB and hsl(161, 12%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Smoke (#738276), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.44.

What is the RGB value of #5C756D?

#5C756D is rgb(92, 117, 109) — red 92, green 117, and blue 109 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5C756D?

#5C756D converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 0%, 7%, 54%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5C756D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #5C756D scores 4.98:1 against white and 4.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5C756D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5C756D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 11.23, which is visibly different.

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