What color is #5C757E?

#5C757E is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C757E?

The RGB value is 92, 117, 126: 92 red, 117 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C757E?

The complementary color is #7E655C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C757E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C757E color

#5C757E rgb(92, 117, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5C757E is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 45.9% green and 49.4% blue (92, 117, 126).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 16% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Night Rendezvous (#66787E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#5C757E color codes

HEX	`#5C757E`
RGB	`rgb(92, 117, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 45.9%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 16%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 27%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 7%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.63, -6.85, -7.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.63, 10.48, 229.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.54, 16.504, 22.154)`
Decimal	`6059390`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C757E, 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 #5C757E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C757E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	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 #5C757E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c757e; }
.text { color: #5c757e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c757e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 117 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c757e, #5c647e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5C757E?: #5C757E is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C757E?: The RGB value is 92, 117, 126: 92 red, 117 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C757E?: The complementary color is #7E655C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C757E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.