What color is #5C787C?

#5C787C 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 #5C787C?

The RGB value is 92, 120, 124: 92 red, 120 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C787C?

The complementary color is #7C605C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C787C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C787C color

#5C787C rgb(92, 120, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5C787C is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 47.1% green and 48.6% blue (92, 120, 124).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 15% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is North Atlantic (#5E7B7F), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#5C787C color codes

HEX	`#5C787C`
RGB	`rgb(92, 120, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 47.1%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 15%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 26%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 3%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.46, -9.07, -5.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.46, 10.6, 211.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.767, 17.163, 21.6)`
Decimal	`6060156`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C787C, 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 #5C787C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5C787C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	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 #5C787C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c787c; }
.text { color: #5c787c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c787c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 120 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c787c, #5c687c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #5C787C?: #5C787C 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 #5C787C?: The RGB value is 92, 120, 124: 92 red, 120 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C787C?: The complementary color is #7C605C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C787C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.