What color is #5C5D65?

#5C5D65 is a gray, closest to the named color Cloak Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C5D65?

The RGB value is 92, 93, 101: 92 red, 93 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C5D65?

The complementary color is #65645C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C5D65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C5D65 color

#5C5D65 rgb(92, 93, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5C5D65 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 36.5% green and 39.6% blue (92, 93, 101).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 5% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Cloak Gray (#605E63), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#5C5D65 color codes

HEX	`#5C5D65`
RGB	`rgb(92, 93, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 36.5%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 5%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 9%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 8%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.65, 1.36, -4.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.65, 4.89, 286.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.676, 11.044, 13.879)`
Decimal	`6053221`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C5D65, 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 #5C5D65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C5D65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	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 #5C5D65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c5d65; }
.text { color: #5c5d65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c5d65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 93 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c5d65, #605c65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5C5D65?: #5C5D65 is a gray, closest to the named color Cloak Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C5D65?: The RGB value is 92, 93, 101: 92 red, 93 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C5D65?: The complementary color is #65645C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C5D65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.