What color is #5C6760?

#5C6760 is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C6760?

The RGB value is 92, 103, 96: 92 red, 103 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C6760?

The complementary color is #675C63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C6760?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C6760 color

#5C6760 rgb(92, 103, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5C6760 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 40.4% green and 37.6% blue (92, 103, 96).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 6% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#5C6760 color codes

HEX	`#5C6760`
RGB	`rgb(92, 103, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 40.4%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 6%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 11%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 7%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.49, -5.72, 2.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.49, 6.25, 156.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.375, 12.82, 12.939)`
Decimal	`6055776`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C6760, 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 #5C6760	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C6760 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	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 #5C6760 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c6760; }
.text { color: #5c6760; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c6760; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 103 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c6760, #5c6765); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5C6760?: #5C6760 is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C6760?: The RGB value is 92, 103, 96: 92 red, 103 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C6760?: The complementary color is #675C63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C6760?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.