What color is #5C566E?

#5C566E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C566E?

The RGB value is 92, 86, 110: 92 red, 86 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C566E?

The complementary color is #686E56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C566E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C566E color

#5C566E rgb(92, 86, 110)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5C566E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 33.7% green and 43.1% blue (92, 86, 110).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 12% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Freefall (#565266), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.97:1).

#5C566E color codes

HEX	`#5C566E`
RGB	`rgb(92, 86, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 33.7%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 12%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 22%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 22%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.94, 7.82, -12.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.94, 15.02, 301.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.555, 10.057, 16.134)`
Decimal	`6051438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C566E, 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 #5C566E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C566E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #5C566E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c566e; }
.text { color: #5c566e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c566e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 86 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c566e, #68566e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5C566E?: #5C566E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C566E?: The RGB value is 92, 86, 110: 92 red, 86 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C566E?: The complementary color is #686E56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C566E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.