What color is #5C5A69?

#5C5A69 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C5A69?

The RGB value is 92, 90, 105: 92 red, 90 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C5A69?

The complementary color is #67695A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C5A69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C5A69 color

#5C5A69 rgb(92, 90, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5C5A69 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 35.3% green and 41.2% blue (92, 90, 105).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 8% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Smoky (#605D6B), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#5C5A69 color codes

HEX	`#5C5A69`
RGB	`rgb(92, 90, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 35.3%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 8%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 14%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 14%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.91, 4.13, -8.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.91, 9.25, 296.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.619, 10.607, 14.85)`
Decimal	`6052457`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C5A69, 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 #5C5A69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C5A69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	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 #5C5A69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c5a69; }
.text { color: #5c5a69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c5a69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 90 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c5a69, #635a69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5C5A69?: #5C5A69 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C5A69?: The RGB value is 92, 90, 105: 92 red, 90 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C5A69?: The complementary color is #67695A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C5A69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.