What color is #5A5151?

#5A5151 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 #5A5151?

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

What is the complementary color of #5A5151?

The complementary color is #515A5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A5151?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A5151 color

#5A5151 rgb(90, 81, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A5151 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 5% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 10% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Off the Beaten Path (#534C4B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.69:1).

#5A5151 color codes

HEX	`#5A5151`
RGB	`rgb(90, 81, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 31.8%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 5%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 10%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 10%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.31, 3.7, 1.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.31, 3.94, 19.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.644, 8.653, 8.998)`
Decimal	`5919057`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A5151, 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 #5A5151	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A5151 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	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 #5A5151 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a5151; }
.text { color: #5a5151; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a5151; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 81 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a5151, #5a5651); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #5A5151?: #5A5151 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 #5A5151?: The RGB value is 90, 81, 81: 90 red, 81 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A5151?: The complementary color is #515A5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A5151?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.