What color is #5A534F?

#5A534F is a gray, closest to the named color Bark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A534F?

The RGB value is 90, 83, 79: 90 red, 83 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A534F?

The complementary color is #4F565A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A534F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A534F color

#5A534F rgb(90, 83, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A534F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 32.5% green and 31% blue (90, 83, 79).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 7% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 12% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Bark (#5F5854), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.54:1).

#5A534F color codes

HEX	`#5A534F`
RGB	`rgb(90, 83, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 32.5%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 7%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 12%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 12%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.84, 2.07, 3.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.84, 3.96, 58.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.721, 8.925, 8.659)`
Decimal	`5919567`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A534F, 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 #5A534F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A534F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	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 #5A534F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a534f; }
.text { color: #5a534f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a534f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 83 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a534f, #5a594f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #5A534F?: #5A534F is a gray, closest to the named color Bark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A534F?: The RGB value is 90, 83, 79: 90 red, 83 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A534F?: The complementary color is #4F565A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A534F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.