What color is #5C545A?

#5C545A is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C545A?

The RGB value is 92, 84, 90: 92 red, 84 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C545A?

The complementary color is #545C56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C545A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C545A color

#5C545A rgb(92, 84, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5C545A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 32.9% green and 35.3% blue (92, 84, 90).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 5% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 2% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#5C545A color codes

HEX	`#5C545A`
RGB	`rgb(92, 84, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 32.9%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 5%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 9%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 2%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.66, 4.49, -2.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.66, 5.05, 332.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.429, 9.354, 10.98)`
Decimal	`6050906`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C545A, 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 #5C545A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C545A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	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 #5C545A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c545a; }
.text { color: #5c545a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c545a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 84 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c545a, #5c5456); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5C545A?: #5C545A is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C545A?: The RGB value is 92, 84, 90: 92 red, 84 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C545A?: The complementary color is #545C56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C545A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.