What color is #5C434C?

#5C434C is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C434C?

The RGB value is 92, 67, 76: 92 red, 67 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C434C?

The complementary color is #435C53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C434C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C434C color

#5C434C rgb(92, 67, 76)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5C434C is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 26.3% green and 29.8% blue (92, 67, 76).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 16% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 17% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Plum Intended (#644348), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.89:1).

#5C434C color codes

HEX	`#5C434C`
RGB	`rgb(92, 67, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 26.3%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 16%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 27%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 17%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.37, 12.39, -1.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.37, 12.44, 354.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.725, 6.812, 7.744)`
Decimal	`6046540`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C434C, 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 #5C434C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C434C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #5C434C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c434c; }
.text { color: #5c434c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c434c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 67 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c434c, #5c4643); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5C434C?: #5C434C is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C434C?: The RGB value is 92, 67, 76: 92 red, 67 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C434C?: The complementary color is #435C53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C434C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.