What color is #5C6B71?

#5C6B71 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C6B71?

The RGB value is 92, 107, 113: 92 red, 107 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C6B71?

The complementary color is #71625C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C6B71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C6B71 color

#5C6B71 rgb(92, 107, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5C6B71 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 42% green and 44.3% blue (92, 107, 113).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 10% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Wrapped in Twilight (#5F6D6E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#5C6B71 color codes

HEX	`#5C6B71`
RGB	`rgb(92, 107, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 42%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 10%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 19%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 5%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.21, -4.23, -5.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.21, 6.74, 231.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.651, 13.983, 17.652)`
Decimal	`6056817`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C6B71, 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 #5C6B71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C6B71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	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 #5C6B71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c6b71; }
.text { color: #5c6b71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c6b71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 107 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c6b71, #5c6171); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5C6B71?: #5C6B71 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C6B71?: The RGB value is 92, 107, 113: 92 red, 107 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C6B71?: The complementary color is #71625C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C6B71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.