What color is #5C7481?

#5C7481 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Owl. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C7481?

The RGB value is 92, 116, 129: 92 red, 116 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C7481?

The complementary color is #81695C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C7481?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C7481 color

#5C7481 rgb(92, 116, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5C7481 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 45.5% green and 50.6% blue (92, 116, 129).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 17% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Night Owl (#5D7B89), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#5C7481 color codes

HEX	`#5C7481`
RGB	`rgb(92, 116, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 45.5%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 17%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 29%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 10%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.43, -5.51, -10.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.43, 11.42, 241.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.62, 16.35, 23.15)`
Decimal	`6059137`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C7481, 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 #5C7481	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C7481 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	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 #5C7481 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c7481; }
.text { color: #5c7481; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c7481; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 116 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c7481, #5c6281); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5C7481?: #5C7481 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Owl. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C7481?: The RGB value is 92, 116, 129: 92 red, 116 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C7481?: The complementary color is #81695C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C7481?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.