What color is #5A514F?

#5A514F is a gray, closest to the named color Off the Beaten Path. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A514F?

The RGB value is 90, 81, 79: 90 red, 81 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A514F?

The complementary color is #4F585A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A514F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A514F color

#5A514F rgb(90, 81, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A514F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 31.8% green and 31% blue (90, 81, 79).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 7% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 12% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Off the Beaten Path (#534C4B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.71:1).

#5A514F color codes

HEX	`#5A514F`
RGB	`rgb(90, 81, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 31.8%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 7%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 12%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 12%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.25, 3.31, 2.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.25, 4.16, 37.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.57, 8.623, 8.609)`
Decimal	`5919055`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A514F, 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 #5A514F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A514F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #5A514F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a514f; }
.text { color: #5a514f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a514f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 81 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a514f, #5a574f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #5A514F?: #5A514F is a gray, closest to the named color Off the Beaten Path. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A514F?: The RGB value is 90, 81, 79: 90 red, 81 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A514F?: The complementary color is #4F585A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A514F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.