What color is #5C6272?

#5C6272 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Concrete Landscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C6272?

The RGB value is 92, 98, 114: 92 red, 98 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C6272?

The complementary color is #726C5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C6272?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C6272 color

#5C6272 rgb(92, 98, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5C6272 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 38.4% green and 44.7% blue (92, 98, 114).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 11% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Landscape (#5C606E), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.1:1).

#5C6272 color codes

HEX	`#5C6272`
RGB	`rgb(92, 98, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 38.4%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 11%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 19%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 14%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.57, 1.4, -9.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.57, 9.89, 278.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.818, 12.225, 17.653)`
Decimal	`6054514`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C6272, 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 #5C6272	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C6272 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	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 #5C6272 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c6272; }
.text { color: #5c6272; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c6272; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 98 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c6272, #615c72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5C6272?: #5C6272 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Concrete Landscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C6272?: The RGB value is 92, 98, 114: 92 red, 98 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C6272?: The complementary color is #726C5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C6272?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.