What color is #5C657C?

#5C657C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C657C?

The RGB value is 92, 101, 124: 92 red, 101 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C657C?

The complementary color is #7C735C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C657C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C657C color

#5C657C rgb(92, 101, 124)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5C657C is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 39.6% green and 48.6% blue (92, 101, 124).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 15% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Ashen Whisper (#646B7A), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#5C657C color codes

HEX	`#5C657C`
RGB	`rgb(92, 101, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 39.6%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 15%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 26%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 19%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.82, 2.11, -13.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.82, 14.14, 278.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.704, 13.038, 20.912)`
Decimal	`6055292`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C657C, 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 #5C657C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C657C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	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 #5C657C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c657c; }
.text { color: #5c657c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c657c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 101 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c657c, #635c7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5C657C?: #5C657C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C657C?: The RGB value is 92, 101, 124: 92 red, 101 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C657C?: The complementary color is #7C735C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C657C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.