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#5C5A4E closest to Metropolis

#5C5A4E is a dark gray; the closest named color is Metropolis. In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 35.3% green and 30.6% blue (rgb(92, 90, 78)). Its HSL value is 51° hue, 8% saturation and 33% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 15% yellow and 64% black. #5C5A4E is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.94:1.

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Variations of #5C5A4E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#5C5A4E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#5C5A4E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #5C5A4E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 100% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #5D5A4E
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5D594D
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5C594E
  • Deuteranopia 100% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #5D5A4E
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #5D5A4E
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #5E5857
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #5D5952
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #5A5A5A
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #5A5A57

#5C5A4E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.94:1 Good#5C5A4E text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.03:1 Poor#5C5A4E text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#5C5A4E in CSS

/* Metropolis */
.color { color: #5C5A4E; }
.background { background-color: #5C5A4E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #5C5A4E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(92 90 78);
color: hsl(51 8% 33%);
color: oklch(0.466 0.019 99.3);

#5C5A4E FAQ

What color is #5C5A4E?

#5C5A4E is a dark gray. Its closest named color is Metropolis. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #5C5A4E?

#5C5A4E is rgb(92, 90, 78) in RGB, hsl(51, 8%, 33%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 2%, 15%, 64%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #5C5A4E?

The complementary color of #5C5A4E is #4E505C, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #5C5A4E?

White text has the best contrast on #5C5A4E: 6.94:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #5C5A4E a warm or cool color?

#5C5A4E is a neutral color.