What color is #5C6F7C?

#5C6F7C is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Plumbeous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C6F7C?

The RGB value is 92, 111, 124: 92 red, 111 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C6F7C?

The complementary color is #7C695C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C6F7C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C6F7C color

#5C6F7C rgb(92, 111, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5C6F7C is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 43.5% green and 48.6% blue (92, 111, 124).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 15% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Plumbeous (#5C7287), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#5C6F7C color codes

HEX	`#5C6F7C`
RGB	`rgb(92, 111, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 43.5%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 15%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 26%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 10%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.77, -3.87, -9.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.77, 10.28, 247.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.735, 15.099, 21.256)`
Decimal	`6057852`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C6F7C, 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 #5C6F7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C6F7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	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 #5C6F7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c6f7c; }
.text { color: #5c6f7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c6f7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 111 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c6f7c, #5c5f7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5C6F7C?: #5C6F7C is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Plumbeous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C6F7C?: The RGB value is 92, 111, 124: 92 red, 111 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C6F7C?: The complementary color is #7C695C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C6F7C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.