What color is #5C5454?

#5C5454 is a gray, closest to the named color Smokescreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C5454?

The RGB value is 92, 84, 84: 92 red, 84 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C5454?

The complementary color is #545C5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C5454?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C5454 color

#5C5454 rgb(92, 84, 84)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5C5454 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 32.9% green and 32.9% blue (92, 84, 84).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 5% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 9% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Smokescreen (#5E5755), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.37:1).

#5C5454 color codes

HEX	`#5C5454`
RGB	`rgb(92, 84, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 32.9%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 5%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 9%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 9%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.47, 3.26, 1.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.47, 3.47, 19.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.184, 9.256, 9.689)`
Decimal	`6050900`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C5454, 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 #5C5454	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C5454 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	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 #5C5454 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c5454; }
.text { color: #5c5454; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c5454; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 84 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c5454, #5c5854); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #5C5454?: #5C5454 is a gray, closest to the named color Smokescreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C5454?: The RGB value is 92, 84, 84: 92 red, 84 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C5454?: The complementary color is #545C5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C5454?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.