What color is #5C6563?

#5C6563 is a gray, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C6563?

The RGB value is 92, 101, 99: 92 red, 101 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C6563?

The complementary color is #655C5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C6563?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C6563 color

#5C6563 rgb(92, 101, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5C6563 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 39.6% green and 38.8% blue (92, 101, 99).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 5% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Yacht Club (#566062), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#5C6563 color codes

HEX	`#5C6563`
RGB	`rgb(92, 101, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 39.6%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 5%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 9%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 2%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.97, -3.89, -0.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.97, 3.89, 180.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.319, 12.483, 13.615)`
Decimal	`6055267`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C6563, 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 #5C6563	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C6563 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	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 #5C6563 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c6563; }
.text { color: #5c6563; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c6563; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 101 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c6563, #5c6265); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5C6563?: #5C6563 is a gray, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C6563?: The RGB value is 92, 101, 99: 92 red, 101 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C6563?: The complementary color is #655C5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C6563?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.