What color is #5C545F?

#5C545F is a gray, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C545F?

The RGB value is 92, 84, 95: 92 red, 84 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C545F?

The complementary color is #575F54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C545F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C545F color

#5C545F rgb(92, 84, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5C545F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 32.9% green and 37.3% blue (92, 84, 95).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 6% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#5C545F color codes

HEX	`#5C545F`
RGB	`rgb(92, 84, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 32.9%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 6%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 12%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 12%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.82, 5.57, -5.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.82, 7.61, 317.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.649, 9.442, 12.138)`
Decimal	`6050911`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C545F, 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 #5C545F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C545F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	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 #5C545F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c545f; }
.text { color: #5c545f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c545f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 84 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c545f, #5f545d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5C545F?: #5C545F is a gray, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C545F?: The RGB value is 92, 84, 95: 92 red, 84 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C545F?: The complementary color is #575F54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C545F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.