What color is #5C574F?

#5C574F is a gray, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C574F?

The RGB value is 92, 87, 79: 92 red, 87 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C574F?

The complementary color is #4F545C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C574F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C574F color

#5C574F rgb(92, 87, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5C574F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 34.1% green and 31% blue (92, 87, 79).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 8% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 14% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Masala (#57534B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.16:1).

#5C574F color codes

HEX	`#5C574F`
RGB	`rgb(92, 87, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 34.1%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 8%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 14%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 14%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.22, 0.46, 5.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.22, 5.39, 85.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.233, 9.656, 8.773)`
Decimal	`6051663`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C574F, 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 #5C574F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C574F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	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 #5C574F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c574f; }
.text { color: #5c574f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c574f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 87 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c574f, #5b5c4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #5C574F?: #5C574F is a gray, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C574F?: The RGB value is 92, 87, 79: 92 red, 87 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C574F?: The complementary color is #4F545C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C574F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.