What color is #5A526A?

#5A526A is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A526A?

The RGB value is 90, 82, 106: 90 red, 82 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A526A?

The complementary color is #626A52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A526A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A526A color

#5A526A rgb(90, 82, 106)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5A526A is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 32.2% green and 41.6% blue (90, 82, 106).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 13% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Freefall (#565266), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.37:1).

#5A526A color codes

HEX	`#5A526A`
RGB	`rgb(90, 82, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 32.2%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 13%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 23%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 23%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.46, 8.62, -12.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.46, 15.28, 304.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.835, 9.249, 14.9)`
Decimal	`5919338`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A526A, 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 #5A526A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A526A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	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 #5A526A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a526a; }
.text { color: #5a526a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a526a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 82 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a526a, #66526a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5A526A?: #5A526A is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A526A?: The RGB value is 90, 82, 106: 90 red, 82 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A526A?: The complementary color is #626A52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A526A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.