What color is #5C5553?

#5C5553 is a gray, closest to the named color Smokescreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C5553?

The RGB value is 92, 85, 83: 92 red, 85 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C5553?

The complementary color is #535A5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C5553?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C5553 color

#5C5553 rgb(92, 85, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5C5553 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 33.3% green and 32.5% blue (92, 85, 83).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 5% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 10% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Smokescreen (#5E5755), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.29:1).

#5C5553 color codes

HEX	`#5C5553`
RGB	`rgb(92, 85, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 33.3%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 5%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 10%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 10%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.74, 2.45, 2.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.74, 3.29, 41.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.223, 9.397, 9.51)`
Decimal	`6051155`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C5553, 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 #5C5553	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C5553 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	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 #5C5553 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c5553; }
.text { color: #5c5553; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c5553; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 85 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c5553, #5c5a53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #5C5553?: #5C5553 is a gray, closest to the named color Smokescreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C5553?: The RGB value is 92, 85, 83: 92 red, 85 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C5553?: The complementary color is #535A5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C5553?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.