What color is #5C5D76?

#5C5D76 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 #5C5D76?

The RGB value is 92, 93, 118: 92 red, 93 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C5D76?

The complementary color is #76755C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C5D76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C5D76 color

#5C5D76 rgb(92, 93, 118)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5C5D76 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 36.5% green and 46.3% blue (92, 93, 118).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 12% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Magic (#555570), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.4:1).

#5C5D76 color codes

HEX	`#5C5D76`
RGB	`rgb(92, 93, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 36.5%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 12%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 22%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 21%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.27, 5.47, -14.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.27, 15.23, 291.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.597, 11.412, 18.728)`
Decimal	`6053238`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C5D76, 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 #5C5D76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C5D76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	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 #5C5D76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c5d76; }
.text { color: #5c5d76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c5d76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 93 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c5d76, #685c76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5C5D76?: #5C5D76 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 #5C5D76?: The RGB value is 92, 93, 118: 92 red, 93 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C5D76?: The complementary color is #76755C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C5D76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.