What color is #5C5C5C?

#5C5C5C is a gray, closest to the named color Knight’s Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C5C5C?

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

What is the complementary color of #5C5C5C?

The complementary color is #5C5C5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C5C5C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C5C5C color

#5C5C5C rgb(92, 92, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5C5C5C is a gray.

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

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

The closest named color is Knight’s Armour (#5C5D5D), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#5C5C5C color codes

HEX	`#5C5C5C`
RGB	`rgb(92, 92, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 36.1%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 0%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 0%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.07, 0, 0)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.07, 0, 158.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.172, 10.702, 11.653)`
Decimal	`6052956`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C5C5C, 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 #5C5C5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C5C5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	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 #5C5C5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c5c5c; }
.text { color: #5c5c5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c5c5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 92 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c5c5c, #5c5c5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5C5C5C?: #5C5C5C is a gray, closest to the named color Knight’s Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C5C5C?: The RGB value is 92, 92, 92: 92 red, 92 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C5C5C?: The complementary color is #5C5C5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C5C5C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.