What color is #5C616A?

#5C616A is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Landscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C616A?

The RGB value is 92, 97, 106: 92 red, 97 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C616A?

The complementary color is #6A655C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C616A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C616A color

#5C616A rgb(92, 97, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5C616A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 38% green and 41.6% blue (92, 97, 106).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 7% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Landscape (#5C606E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#5C616A color codes

HEX	`#5C616A`
RGB	`rgb(92, 97, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 38%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 7%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 13%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 8%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41, 0.09, -5.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41, 5.76, 270.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.289, 11.865, 15.328)`
Decimal	`6054250`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C616A, 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 #5C616A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C616A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	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 #5C616A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c616a; }
.text { color: #5c616a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c616a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 97 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c616a, #5e5c6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5C616A?: #5C616A is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Landscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C616A?: The RGB value is 92, 97, 106: 92 red, 97 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C616A?: The complementary color is #6A655C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C616A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.