What color is #5C575C?

#5C575C is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C575C?

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

What is the complementary color of #5C575C?

The complementary color is #575C57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C575C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C575C color

#5C575C rgb(92, 87, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5C575C is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 3% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Wonder Wine (#635D63), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

#5C575C color codes

HEX	`#5C575C`
RGB	`rgb(92, 87, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 34.1%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 3%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 5%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.6, 3.06, -2.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.6, 3.75, 324.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.753, 9.864, 11.513)`
Decimal	`6051676`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C575C, 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 #5C575C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C575C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	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 #5C575C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c575c; }
.text { color: #5c575c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c575c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 87 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c575c, #5c575a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5C575C?: #5C575C is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C575C?: The RGB value is 92, 87, 92: 92 red, 87 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C575C?: The complementary color is #575C57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C575C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.