What color is #5C545B?

#5C545B is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C545B?

The RGB value is 92, 84, 91: 92 red, 84 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C545B?

The complementary color is #545C55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C545B?

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.

#5C545B color

#5C545B rgb(92, 84, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5C545B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 32.9% green and 35.7% blue (92, 84, 91).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 5% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 1% 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).

#5C545B color codes

HEX	`#5C545B`
RGB	`rgb(92, 84, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 32.9%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 5%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 9%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 1%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.69, 4.7, -2.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.69, 5.51, 328.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.472, 9.371, 11.205)`
Decimal	`6050907`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C545B, 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 #5C545B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C545B 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 #5C545B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c545b; }
.text { color: #5c545b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c545b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 84 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c545b, #5c5457); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5C545B?: #5C545B is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C545B?: The RGB value is 92, 84, 91: 92 red, 84 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C545B?: The complementary color is #545C55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C545B?: 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.