What color is #5C7180?

#5C7180 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Plumbeous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C7180?

The RGB value is 92, 113, 128: 92 red, 113 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C7180?

The complementary color is #806B5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C7180?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C7180 color

#5C7180 rgb(92, 113, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5C7180 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 44.3% green and 50.2% blue (92, 113, 128).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 16% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Plumbeous (#5C7287), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#5C7180 color codes

HEX	`#5C7180`
RGB	`rgb(92, 113, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 44.3%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 16%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 28%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 12%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.5, -4.01, -10.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.5, 11.53, 249.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.214, 15.644, 22.688)`
Decimal	`6058368`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C7180, 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 #5C7180	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C7180 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	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 #5C7180 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c7180; }
.text { color: #5c7180; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c7180; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 113 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c7180, #5c5f80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5C7180?: #5C7180 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Plumbeous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C7180?: The RGB value is 92, 113, 128: 92 red, 113 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C7180?: The complementary color is #806B5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C7180?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.