What color is #5C5A72?

#5C5A72 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C5A72?

The RGB value is 92, 90, 114: 92 red, 90 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C5A72?

The complementary color is #70725A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C5A72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C5A72 color

#5C5A72 rgb(92, 90, 114)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5C5A72 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 35.3% green and 44.7% blue (92, 90, 114).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 12% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Magic (#555570), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.64:1).

#5C5A72 color codes

HEX	`#5C5A72`
RGB	`rgb(92, 90, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 35.3%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 12%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 21%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 21%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.25, 6.32, -13.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.25, 14.74, 295.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.106, 10.802, 17.416)`
Decimal	`6052466`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C5A72, 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 #5C5A72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C5A72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	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 #5C5A72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c5a72; }
.text { color: #5c5a72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c5a72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 90 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c5a72, #685a72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5C5A72?: #5C5A72 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C5A72?: The RGB value is 92, 90, 114: 92 red, 90 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C5A72?: The complementary color is #70725A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C5A72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.