What color is #5C6162?

#5C6162 is a gray, closest to the named color Blindfolded. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C6162?

The RGB value is 92, 97, 98: 92 red, 97 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C6162?

The complementary color is #625D5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C6162?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C6162 color

#5C6162 rgb(92, 97, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5C6162 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 38% green and 38.4% blue (92, 97, 98).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 3% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Blindfolded (#5A5E61), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.28:1).

#5C6162 color codes

HEX	`#5C6162`
RGB	`rgb(92, 97, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 38%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 3%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 6%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 1%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.75, -1.73, -1.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.75, 2.13, 215.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.892, 11.706, 13.239)`
Decimal	`6054242`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C6162, 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 #5C6162	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C6162 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	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 #5C6162 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c6162; }
.text { color: #5c6162; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c6162; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 97 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c6162, #5c5e62); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5C6162?: #5C6162 is a gray, closest to the named color Blindfolded. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C6162?: The RGB value is 92, 97, 98: 92 red, 97 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C6162?: The complementary color is #625D5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C6162?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.