What color is #5C575A?

#5C575A is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C575A?

The RGB value is 92, 87, 90: 92 red, 87 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C575A?

The complementary color is #575C59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C575A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C575A color

#5C575A rgb(92, 87, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5C575A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 34.1% green and 35.3% blue (92, 87, 90).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 3% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 2% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Wonder Wine (#635D63), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#5C575A color codes

HEX	`#5C575A`
RGB	`rgb(92, 87, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 34.1%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 3%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 5%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 2%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.54, 2.64, -1.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.54, 2.82, 339.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.667, 9.83, 11.059)`
Decimal	`6051674`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C575A, 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 #5C575A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C575A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	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 #5C575A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c575a; }
.text { color: #5c575a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c575a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 87 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c575a, #5c5758); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5C575A?: #5C575A is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C575A?: The RGB value is 92, 87, 90: 92 red, 87 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C575A?: The complementary color is #575C59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C575A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.