What color is #5A5362?

#5A5362 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A5362?

The RGB value is 90, 83, 98: 90 red, 83 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A5362?

The complementary color is #5B6253, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A5362?

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.

#5A5362 color

#5A5362 rgb(90, 83, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A5362 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 32.5% green and 38.4% blue (90, 83, 98).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 8% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% 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).

#5A5362 color codes

HEX	`#5A5362`
RGB	`rgb(90, 83, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 32.5%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 8%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 15%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 15%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.45, 6.09, -7.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.45, 9.77, 308.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.514, 9.242, 12.836)`
Decimal	`5919586`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A5362, 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 #5A5362	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A5362 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 #5A5362 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a5362; }
.text { color: #5a5362; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a5362; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 83 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a5362, #625362); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5A5362?: #5A5362 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A5362?: The RGB value is 90, 83, 98: 90 red, 83 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A5362?: The complementary color is #5B6253, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A5362?: 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.