What color is #5C6762?

#5C6762 is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C6762?

The RGB value is 92, 103, 98: 92 red, 103 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C6762?

The complementary color is #675C61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C6762?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C6762 color

#5C6762 rgb(92, 103, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5C6762 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 40.4% green and 38.4% blue (92, 103, 98).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 6% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#5C6762 color codes

HEX	`#5C6762`
RGB	`rgb(92, 103, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 40.4%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 6%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 11%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 5%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.55, -5.29, 1.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.55, 5.47, 165.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.468, 12.857, 13.43)`
Decimal	`6055778`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C6762, 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 #5C6762	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C6762 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	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 #5C6762 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c6762; }
.text { color: #5c6762; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c6762; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 103 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c6762, #5c6667); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #5C6762?: #5C6762 is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C6762?: The RGB value is 92, 103, 98: 92 red, 103 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C6762?: The complementary color is #675C61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C6762?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.