What color is #5C686F?

#5C686F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Streets of London. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C686F?

The RGB value is 92, 104, 111: 92 red, 104 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C686F?

The complementary color is #6F635C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C686F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C686F color

#5C686F rgb(92, 104, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5C686F is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 40.8% green and 43.5% blue (92, 104, 111).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 9% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Streets of London (#59656D), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.73:1).

#5C686F color codes

HEX	`#5C686F`
RGB	`rgb(92, 104, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 40.8%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 9%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 17%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 6%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.25, -2.93, -5.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.25, 6.2, 241.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.232, 13.323, 16.963)`
Decimal	`6056047`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C686F, 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 #5C686F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C686F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	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 #5C686F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c686f; }
.text { color: #5c686f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c686f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 104 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c686f, #5c5e6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5C686F?: #5C686F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Streets of London. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C686F?: The RGB value is 92, 104, 111: 92 red, 104 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C686F?: The complementary color is #6F635C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C686F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.