What color is #5A545B?

#5A545B is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A545B?

The RGB value is 90, 84, 91: 90 red, 84 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A545B?

The complementary color is #555B54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A545B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A545B color

#5A545B rgb(90, 84, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A545B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 32.9% green and 35.7% blue (90, 84, 91).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 4% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Wonder Wine (#635D63), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.36:1).

#5A545B color codes

HEX	`#5A545B`
RGB	`rgb(90, 84, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 32.9%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 4%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 8%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 8%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.5, 3.91, -3.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.5, 5.04, 320.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.275, 9.27, 11.196)`
Decimal	`5919835`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A545B, 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 #5A545B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A545B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.36:1	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 #5A545B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a545b; }
.text { color: #5a545b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a545b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 84 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a545b, #5b5459); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5A545B?: #5A545B is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A545B?: The RGB value is 90, 84, 91: 90 red, 84 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A545B?: The complementary color is #555B54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A545B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.