What color is #5A5459?

#5A5459 is a gray, closest to the named color Magnet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A5459?

The RGB value is 90, 84, 89: 90 red, 84 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A5459?

The complementary color is #545A55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A5459?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A5459 color

#5A5459 rgb(90, 84, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A5459 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 32.9% green and 34.9% blue (90, 84, 89).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 3% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 1% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Magnet (#525054), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.38:1).

#5A5459 color codes

HEX	`#5A5459`
RGB	`rgb(90, 84, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 32.9%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 3%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 7%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 1%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.43, 3.48, -2.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.43, 4.03, 329.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.19, 9.236, 10.748)`
Decimal	`5919833`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A5459, 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 #5A5459	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A5459 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.38:1	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 #5A5459 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a5459; }
.text { color: #5a5459; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a5459; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 84 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a5459, #5a5456); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5A5459?: #5A5459 is a gray, closest to the named color Magnet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A5459?: The RGB value is 90, 84, 89: 90 red, 84 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A5459?: The complementary color is #545A55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A5459?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.