What color is #5C5955?

#5C5955 is a gray, closest to the named color Heavy Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C5955?

The RGB value is 92, 89, 85: 92 red, 89 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C5955?

The complementary color is #55585C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C5955?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C5955 color

#5C5955 rgb(92, 89, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5C5955 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 34.9% green and 33.3% blue (92, 89, 85).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 4% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 8% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Charcoal (#565350), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.96:1).

#5C5955 color codes

HEX	`#5C5955`
RGB	`rgb(92, 89, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 34.9%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 4%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 8%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 8%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.98, 0.39, 2.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.98, 2.77, 81.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.626, 10.076, 10.03)`
Decimal	`6052181`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C5955, 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 #5C5955	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C5955 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	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 #5C5955 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c5955; }
.text { color: #5c5955; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c5955; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 89 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c5955, #5c5c55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5C5955?: #5C5955 is a gray, closest to the named color Heavy Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C5955?: The RGB value is 92, 89, 85: 92 red, 89 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C5955?: The complementary color is #55585C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C5955?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.