What color is #5C5951?

#5C5951 is a gray, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C5951?

The RGB value is 92, 89, 81: 92 red, 89 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C5951?

The complementary color is #51545C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C5951?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 6.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C5951 color

#5C5951 rgb(92, 89, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5C5951 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 34.9% green and 31.8% blue (92, 89, 81).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 6% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 12% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Masala (#57534B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.99:1).

#5C5951 color codes

HEX	`#5C5951`
RGB	`rgb(92, 89, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 34.9%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 6%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 12%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 12%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.87, -0.38, 5.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.87, 5.07, 94.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.471, 10.014, 9.217)`
Decimal	`6052177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C5951, 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 #5C5951	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C5951 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	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 #5C5951 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c5951; }
.text { color: #5c5951; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c5951; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 89 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c5951, #5a5c51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5C5951?: #5C5951 is a gray, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C5951?: The RGB value is 92, 89, 81: 92 red, 89 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C5951?: The complementary color is #51545C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C5951?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 6.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.