What color is #5C5B5C?

#5C5B5C is a gray, closest to the named color Iron. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C5B5C?

The RGB value is 92, 91, 92: 92 red, 91 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C5B5C?

The complementary color is #5B5C5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C5B5C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C5B5C color

#5C5B5C rgb(92, 91, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5C5B5C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 35.7% green and 36.1% blue (92, 91, 92).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 1% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Iron (#5E5E5E), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.76:1).

#5C5B5C color codes

HEX	`#5C5B5C`
RGB	`rgb(92, 91, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 35.7%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 1%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 1%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.78, 0.61, -0.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.78, 0.75, 324.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.086, 10.53, 11.624)`
Decimal	`6052700`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C5B5C, 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 #5C5B5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C5B5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	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 #5C5B5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c5b5c; }
.text { color: #5c5b5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c5b5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 91 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c5b5c, #5c5b5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5C5B5C?: #5C5B5C is a gray, closest to the named color Iron. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C5B5C?: The RGB value is 92, 91, 92: 92 red, 91 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C5B5C?: The complementary color is #5B5C5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C5B5C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.