What color is #5C484B?

#5C484B is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Chocolate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C484B?

The RGB value is 92, 72, 75: 92 red, 72 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C484B?

The complementary color is #485C59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C484B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C484B color

#5C484B rgb(92, 72, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5C484B is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 28.2% green and 29.4% blue (92, 72, 75).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 12% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 18% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Dark Chocolate (#624A49), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.46:1).

#5C484B color codes

HEX	`#5C484B`
RGB	`rgb(92, 72, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 28.2%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 12%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 22%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 18%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.74, 9.04, 1.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.74, 9.16, 9.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.001, 7.418, 7.666)`
Decimal	`6047819`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C484B, 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 #5C484B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C484B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	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 #5C484B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c484b; }
.text { color: #5c484b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c484b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 72 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c484b, #5c4f48); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5C484B?: #5C484B is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Chocolate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C484B?: The RGB value is 92, 72, 75: 92 red, 72 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C484B?: The complementary color is #485C59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C484B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.