What color is #5C5F75?

#5C5F75 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Venus Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C5F75?

The RGB value is 92, 95, 117: 92 red, 95 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C5F75?

The complementary color is #75725C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C5F75?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C5F75 color

#5C5F75 rgb(92, 95, 117)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5C5F75 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 37.3% green and 45.9% blue (92, 95, 117).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 12% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Venus Mist (#5F606E), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.27:1).

#5C5F75 color codes

HEX	`#5C5F75`
RGB	`rgb(92, 95, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 37.3%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 12%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 21%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 19%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.81, 3.98, -12.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.81, 13.39, 287.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.716, 11.744, 18.476)`
Decimal	`6053749`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C5F75, 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 #5C5F75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C5F75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	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 #5C5F75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c5f75; }
.text { color: #5c5f75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c5f75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 95 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c5f75, #655c75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5C5F75?: #5C5F75 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Venus Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C5F75?: The RGB value is 92, 95, 117: 92 red, 95 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C5F75?: The complementary color is #75725C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C5F75?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.