What color is #5C667A?

#5C667A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C667A?

The RGB value is 92, 102, 122: 92 red, 102 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C667A?

The complementary color is #7A705C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C667A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C667A color

#5C667A rgb(92, 102, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5C667A is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 40% green and 47.8% blue (92, 102, 122).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 14% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Ashen Whisper (#646B7A), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#5C667A color codes

HEX	`#5C667A`
RGB	`rgb(92, 102, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 40%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 14%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 25%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 16%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.04, 0.99, -12.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.04, 12.48, 274.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.677, 13.183, 20.285)`
Decimal	`6055546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C667A, 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 #5C667A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C667A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	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 #5C667A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c667a; }
.text { color: #5c667a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c667a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 102 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c667a, #615c7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5C667A?: #5C667A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C667A?: The RGB value is 92, 102, 122: 92 red, 102 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C667A?: The complementary color is #7A705C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C667A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.