What color is #5C5A76?

#5C5A76 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 #5C5A76?

The RGB value is 92, 90, 118: 92 red, 90 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C5A76?

The complementary color is #74765A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C5A76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C5A76 color

#5C5A76 rgb(92, 90, 118)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5C5A76 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 35.3% green and 46.3% blue (92, 90, 118).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 13% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Magic (#555570), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#5C5A76 color codes

HEX	`#5C5A76`
RGB	`rgb(92, 90, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 35.3%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 13%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 24%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 24%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.4, 7.33, -15.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.4, 17.17, 295.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.339, 10.895, 18.642)`
Decimal	`6052470`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C5A76, 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 #5C5A76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C5A76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	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 #5C5A76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c5a76; }
.text { color: #5c5a76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c5a76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 90 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c5a76, #6a5a76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5C5A76?: #5C5A76 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 #5C5A76?: The RGB value is 92, 90, 118: 92 red, 90 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C5A76?: The complementary color is #74765A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C5A76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.