What color is #5C5C5F?

#5C5C5F is a gray, closest to the named color Iron. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C5C5F?

The RGB value is 92, 92, 95: 92 red, 92 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C5C5F?

The complementary color is #5F5F5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C5C5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C5C5F color

#5C5C5F rgb(92, 92, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5C5C5F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 36.1% green and 37.3% blue (92, 92, 95).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 2% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Iron (#5E5E5E), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#5C5C5F color codes

HEX	`#5C5C5F`
RGB	`rgb(92, 92, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 36.1%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 2%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 3%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 3%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.17, 0.64, -1.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.17, 1.83, 290.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.306, 10.756, 12.357)`
Decimal	`6052959`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C5C5F, 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 #5C5C5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C5C5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	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 #5C5C5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c5c5f; }
.text { color: #5c5c5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c5c5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 92 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c5c5f, #5e5c5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5C5C5F?: #5C5C5F is a gray, closest to the named color Iron. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C5C5F?: The RGB value is 92, 92, 95: 92 red, 92 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C5C5F?: The complementary color is #5F5F5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C5C5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.