What color is #5C6568?

#5C6568 is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Web. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C6568?

The RGB value is 92, 101, 104: 92 red, 101 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C6568?

The complementary color is #685F5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C6568?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C6568 color

#5C6568 rgb(92, 101, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5C6568 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 39.6% green and 40.8% blue (92, 101, 104).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 6% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Gray Web (#616669), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#5C6568 color codes

HEX	`#5C6568`
RGB	`rgb(92, 101, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 39.6%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 6%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 12%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 3%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.13, -2.78, -2.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.13, 4, 226)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.565, 12.582, 14.913)`
Decimal	`6055272`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C6568, 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 #5C6568	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C6568 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	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 #5C6568 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c6568; }
.text { color: #5c6568; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c6568; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 101 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c6568, #5c5f68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5C6568?: #5C6568 is a gray, closest to the named color Gray Web. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C6568?: The RGB value is 92, 101, 104: 92 red, 101 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C6568?: The complementary color is #685F5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C6568?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.