What color is #5C5E53?

#5C5E53 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C5E53?

The RGB value is 92, 94, 83: 92 red, 94 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C5E53?

The complementary color is #55535E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C5E53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C5E53 color

#5C5E53 rgb(92, 94, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5C5E53 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 36.9% green and 32.5% blue (92, 94, 83).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 6% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#5C5E53 color codes

HEX	`#5C5E53`
RGB	`rgb(92, 94, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 36.9%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 6%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 12%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 12%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.42, -3.02, 6.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.42, 6.75, 116.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.977, 10.905, 9.761)`
Decimal	`6053459`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C5E53, 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 #5C5E53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C5E53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	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 #5C5E53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c5e53; }
.text { color: #5c5e53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c5e53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 94 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c5e53, #565e53); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5C5E53?: #5C5E53 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C5E53?: The RGB value is 92, 94, 83: 92 red, 94 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C5E53?: The complementary color is #55535E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C5E53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.