What color is #5C677B?

#5C677B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C677B?

The RGB value is 92, 103, 123: 92 red, 103 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C677B?

The complementary color is #7B705C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C677B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C677B color

#5C677B rgb(92, 103, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5C677B is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 40.4% green and 48.2% blue (92, 103, 123).

Its hue angle is 219°, 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 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#5C677B color codes

HEX	`#5C677B`
RGB	`rgb(92, 103, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 40.4%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 14%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 25%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 16%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.37, 0.64, -12.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.37, 12.56, 272.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.838, 13.406, 20.646)`
Decimal	`6055803`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C677B, 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 #5C677B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C677B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	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 #5C677B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c677b; }
.text { color: #5c677b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c677b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 103 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c677b, #615c7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5C677B?: #5C677B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C677B?: The RGB value is 92, 103, 123: 92 red, 103 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C677B?: The complementary color is #7B705C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C677B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.