What color is #5C596A?

#5C596A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C596A?

The RGB value is 92, 89, 106: 92 red, 89 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C596A?

The complementary color is #676A59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C596A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C596A color

#5C596A rgb(92, 89, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5C596A is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 34.9% green and 41.6% blue (92, 89, 106).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 9% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Smoky (#605D6B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

#5C596A color codes

HEX	`#5C596A`
RGB	`rgb(92, 89, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 34.9%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 9%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 16%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 16%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.66, 4.98, -9.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.66, 10.53, 298.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.587, 10.461, 15.094)`
Decimal	`6052202`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C596A, 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 #5C596A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C596A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	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 #5C596A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c596a; }
.text { color: #5c596a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c596a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 89 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c596a, #65596a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5C596A?: #5C596A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C596A?: The RGB value is 92, 89, 106: 92 red, 89 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C596A?: The complementary color is #676A59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C596A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.