#5C995C Color

#5C995C is rgb(92, 153, 92) in RGB, hsl(120, 25%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(40%, 0%, 40%, 40%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Green (#4D8C57), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5C995C

HEX#5C995C

RGBrgb(92, 153, 92)

HSLhsl(120, 25%, 48%)

HSVhsv(120, 40%, 60%)

CMYKcmyk(40%, 0%, 40%, 40%)

OKLCHoklch(62.6% 0.11 144.1)

LABlab(57.91% -30.37 25.62)

LCHlch(57.91% 39.74 139.85)

What #5C995C 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 #5C995C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Green#4D8C57ΔE 6.24 Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 9.54 Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 9.97 Asparagus#7BA05BΔE 10.61 May Green#4C9141ΔE 11 Russian Green#679267ΔE 11.38

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

#5C995C Channel Values

How #5C995C breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 92 · G 153 · B 92	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 120° · S 25% · L 48%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 120° · S 40% · V 60%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 40% · M 0% · Y 40% · K 40%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.41:1 vs white · 6.17:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5C995C 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.

Fails AAWhite text3.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text6.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #5C995C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5C995C; 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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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #5C995C

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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Shades

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How #5C995C 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#5C995C

Protanopia#91915C

Protanomaly#7F945C

Deuteranopia#89895E

Deuteranomaly#798F5D

Tritanopia#669393

Tritanomaly#629581

Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

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Using #5C995C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5c995c: #5C995C;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5C995C;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5c995c': '#5C995C' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.361, green: 0.600, blue: 0.361)

Android XML<color name="color_5c995c">#5C995C</color>

SVG fillfill="#5C995C"

More Green Colors

#5C995C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

5cb800 5c7b1e 5da493 5b6238 5e7357 57ff57 5e8c31 568f00 5ea500 56887d 5ebd00 55dd33 6eaea1 8fdbc2 a1e8a1 b8cf91 d0fae5 ecfdf5 006b3c 00bd00 06b106 1affb3 30f830 3d6600

#5C995C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5C995C?

#5C995C is a mid-tone green — rgb(92, 153, 92) in RGB and hsl(120, 25%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Green (#4D8C57), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.24.

What is the RGB value of #5C995C?

#5C995C is rgb(92, 153, 92) — red 92, green 153, and blue 92 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5C995C?

#5C995C converts to approximately cmyk(40%, 0%, 40%, 40%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5C995C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #5C995C scores 3.41:1 against white and 6.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5C995C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5C995C 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 seagreen (#2E8B57) at a CIE76 distance of 11.57, which is visibly different.

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