What color is #5C757B?

#5C757B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color North Atlantic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C757B?

The RGB value is 92, 117, 123: 92 red, 117 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C757B?

The complementary color is #7B625C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C757B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C757B color

#5C757B rgb(92, 117, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5C757B is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 45.9% green and 48.2% blue (92, 117, 123).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 14% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is North Atlantic (#5E7B7F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#5C757B color codes

HEX	`#5C757B`
RGB	`rgb(92, 117, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 45.9%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 14%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 25%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 5%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.53, -7.6, -6.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.53, 9.87, 219.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.349, 16.427, 21.15)`
Decimal	`6059387`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C757B, 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 #5C757B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C757B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	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 #5C757B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c757b; }
.text { color: #5c757b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c757b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 117 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c757b, #5c667b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5C757B?: #5C757B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color North Atlantic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C757B?: The RGB value is 92, 117, 123: 92 red, 117 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C757B?: The complementary color is #7B625C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C757B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.