Information about #5C5C51 color

#5C5C51 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#5C5C51 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(92, 92, 81) — 36.1% red, 36.1% green, 31.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 4 / 64. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#5C5C51 is a softly muted balanced grey tone that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Triple Tapa (#5B5A50). Slightly further away sit Smokey Ash (#5D5952) and Dark Olivish Grey (#595953).

In RGB terms — rgb(92, 92, 81) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #5C5C51: 6.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:64) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#5C5C51 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#5C5C51 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#5C5C51 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#5C5C51 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#5C5C51 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#5C5C51 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#5C5751
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#5C5157
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Nearest named colors to #5C5C51

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Triple Tapa color link
Triple Tapa

#5B5A50

Smokey Ash color link
Smokey Ash

#5D5952

Dark Olivish Grey color link
Dark Olivish Grey

#595953

Half Gravel color link
Half Gravel

#5C5D56

Chicago color link
Chicago

#5B5D56

Torque color link
Torque

#5A5755

Panzano color link
Panzano

#5B624E

Ebony color link
Ebony

#555D50

Italian Leather color link
Italian Leather

#635A52

Half Mondo color link
Half Mondo

#62594D

Tinpan Alley color link
Tinpan Alley

#5C5B59

Gray Dolphin color link
Gray Dolphin

#5C5858

#5C5C51 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5C5C51
  • RGB92, 92, 81
  • CMYK0, 0, 4, 64
  • CSSrgb(92, 92, 81)
  • HSL60°, 6%, 34%
  • HSL Precise60°, 6.358%, 33.922%
  • HSV60°, 12%, 36%
  • HSB60°, 12%, 36%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • GLSLvec3(0.361, 0.361, 0.318)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.361, 0.361, 0.318, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.361, 0.361, 0.318)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB36.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31.8%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID5C5C51
  • DECIMAL ID6052945
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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