What color is #5C6D75?

#5C6D75 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Silent Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C6D75?

The RGB value is 92, 109, 117: 92 red, 109 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C6D75?

The complementary color is #75645C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C6D75?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C6D75 color

#5C6D75 rgb(92, 109, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5C6D75 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 42.7% green and 45.9% blue (92, 109, 117).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 12% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Silent Night (#526771), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#5C6D75 color codes

HEX	`#5C6D75`
RGB	`rgb(92, 109, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 42.7%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 12%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 21%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 7%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.94, -4.44, -6.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.94, 7.93, 235.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.092, 14.497, 18.934)`
Decimal	`6057333`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C6D75, 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 #5C6D75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C6D75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	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 #5C6D75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c6d75; }
.text { color: #5c6d75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c6d75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 109 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c6d75, #5c6075); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5C6D75?: #5C6D75 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Silent Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C6D75?: The RGB value is 92, 109, 117: 92 red, 109 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C6D75?: The complementary color is #75645C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C6D75?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.