What color is #5C5760?

#5C5760 is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C5760?

The RGB value is 92, 87, 96: 92 red, 87 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C5760?

The complementary color is #5B6057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C5760?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C5760 color

#5C5760 rgb(92, 87, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5C5760 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 34.1% green and 37.6% blue (92, 87, 96).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 5% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Wonder Wine (#635D63), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#5C5760 color codes

HEX	`#5C5760`
RGB	`rgb(92, 87, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 34.1%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 5%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 9%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 9%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.73, 3.93, -4.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.73, 5.94, 311.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.933, 9.936, 12.459)`
Decimal	`6051680`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C5760, 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 #5C5760	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C5760 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	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 #5C5760 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c5760; }
.text { color: #5c5760; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c5760; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 87 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c5760, #605760); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5C5760?: #5C5760 is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C5760?: The RGB value is 92, 87, 96: 92 red, 87 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C5760?: The complementary color is #5B6057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C5760?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.