What color is #5C6967?

#5C6967 is a gray, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C6967?

The RGB value is 92, 105, 103: 92 red, 105 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C6967?

The complementary color is #695C5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C6967?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C6967 color

#5C6967 rgb(92, 105, 103)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5C6967 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 41.2% green and 40.4% blue (92, 105, 103).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 7% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Wrapped in Twilight (#5F6D6E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.72:1).

#5C6967 color codes

HEX	`#5C6967`
RGB	`rgb(92, 105, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 41.2%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 7%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 12%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 2%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.3, -5.37, -0.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.3, 5.4, 185.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.913, 13.358, 14.78)`
Decimal	`6056295`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C6967, 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 #5C6967	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C6967 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	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 #5C6967 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c6967; }
.text { color: #5c6967; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c6967; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 105 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c6967, #5c6469); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5C6967?: #5C6967 is a gray, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C6967?: The RGB value is 92, 105, 103: 92 red, 105 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C6967?: The complementary color is #695C5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C6967?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.