What color is #5C6E70?

#5C6E70 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C6E70?

The RGB value is 92, 110, 112: 92 red, 110 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C6E70?

The complementary color is #705E5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C6E70?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C6E70 color

#5C6E70 rgb(92, 110, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5C6E70 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 43.1% green and 43.9% blue (92, 110, 112).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 10% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Wrapped in Twilight (#5F6D6E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

#5C6E70 color codes

HEX	`#5C6E70`
RGB	`rgb(92, 110, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 43.1%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 10%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 18%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 2%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.08, -6.22, -3.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.08, 7.07, 208.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.913, 14.597, 17.463)`
Decimal	`6057584`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C6E70, 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 #5C6E70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C6E70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	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 #5C6E70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c6e70; }
.text { color: #5c6e70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c6e70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 110 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c6e70, #5c6470); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5C6E70?: #5C6E70 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C6E70?: The RGB value is 92, 110, 112: 92 red, 110 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C6E70?: The complementary color is #705E5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C6E70?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.