What color is #5C4C5B?

#5C4C5B is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C4C5B?

The RGB value is 92, 76, 91: 92 red, 76 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C4C5B?

The complementary color is #4C5C4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C4C5B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C4C5B color

#5C4C5B rgb(92, 76, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5C4C5B is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 29.8% green and 35.7% blue (92, 76, 91).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 10% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 1% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.95:1).

#5C4C5B color codes

HEX	`#5C4C5B`
RGB	`rgb(92, 76, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 29.8%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 10%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 17%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 1%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.4, 9.71, -6.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.4, 11.57, 327.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.886, 8.2, 11.01)`
Decimal	`6048859`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C4C5B, 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 #5C4C5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C4C5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	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 #5C4C5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c4c5b; }
.text { color: #5c4c5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c4c5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 76 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c4c5b, #5c4c53); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5C4C5B?: #5C4C5B is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C4C5B?: The RGB value is 92, 76, 91: 92 red, 76 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C4C5B?: The complementary color is #4C5C4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C4C5B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.