What color is #5C6464?

#5C6464 is a gray, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C6464?

The RGB value is 92, 100, 100: 92 red, 100 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C6464?

The complementary color is #645C5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C6464?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C6464 color

#5C6464 rgb(92, 100, 100)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5C6464 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 39.2% green and 39.2% blue (92, 100, 100).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 4% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Yacht Club (#566062), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#5C6464 color codes

HEX	`#5C6464`
RGB	`rgb(92, 100, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 39.2%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 4%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 8%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.7, -3.08, -1.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.7, 3.26, 199)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.271, 12.31, 13.836)`
Decimal	`6055012`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C6464, 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 #5C6464	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C6464 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	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 #5C6464 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c6464; }
.text { color: #5c6464; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c6464; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 100 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c6464, #5c6064); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5C6464?: #5C6464 is a gray, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C6464?: The RGB value is 92, 100, 100: 92 red, 100 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C6464?: The complementary color is #645C5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C6464?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.