What color is #5C555E?

#5C555E is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C555E?

The RGB value is 92, 85, 94: 92 red, 85 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C555E?

The complementary color is #575E55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C555E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C555E color

#5C555E rgb(92, 85, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5C555E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 33.3% green and 36.9% blue (92, 85, 94).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 5% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Wonder Wine (#635D63), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.2:1).

#5C555E color codes

HEX	`#5C555E`
RGB	`rgb(92, 85, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 33.3%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 5%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 10%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 10%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.08, 4.73, -4.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.08, 6.31, 318.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.682, 9.581, 11.927)`
Decimal	`6051166`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C555E, 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 #5C555E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C555E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	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 #5C555E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c555e; }
.text { color: #5c555e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c555e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 85 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c555e, #5e555c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5C555E?: #5C555E is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C555E?: The RGB value is 92, 85, 94: 92 red, 85 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C555E?: The complementary color is #575E55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C555E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.