What color is #5C5667?

#5C5667 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C5667?

The RGB value is 92, 86, 103: 92 red, 86 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C5667?

The complementary color is #616756, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C5667?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C5667 color

#5C5667 rgb(92, 86, 103)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5C5667 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 33.7% green and 40.4% blue (92, 86, 103).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 9% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Freefall (#565266), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#5C5667 color codes

HEX	`#5C5667`
RGB	`rgb(92, 86, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 33.7%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 9%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 17%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 17%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.68, 6.14, -8.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.68, 10.8, 304.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.189, 9.91, 14.205)`
Decimal	`6051431`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C5667, 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 #5C5667	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C5667 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	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 #5C5667 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c5667; }
.text { color: #5c5667; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c5667; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 86 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c5667, #655667); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5C5667?: #5C5667 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C5667?: The RGB value is 92, 86, 103: 92 red, 86 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C5667?: The complementary color is #616756, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C5667?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.