What color is #5A554D?

#5A554D is a gray, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A554D?

The RGB value is 90, 85, 77: 90 red, 85 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A554D?

The complementary color is #4D525A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A554D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A554D color

#5A554D rgb(90, 85, 77)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A554D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 33.3% green and 30.2% blue (90, 85, 77).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 8% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 14% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Masala (#57534B), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

#5A554D color codes

HEX	`#5A554D`
RGB	`rgb(90, 85, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 33.3%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 8%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 14%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 14%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.38, 0.46, 5.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.38, 5.41, 85.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.804, 9.207, 8.333)`
Decimal	`5920077`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A554D, 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 #5A554D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A554D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #5A554D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a554d; }
.text { color: #5a554d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a554d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 85 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a554d, #595a4d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #5A554D?: #5A554D is a gray, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A554D?: The RGB value is 90, 85, 77: 90 red, 85 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A554D?: The complementary color is #4D525A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A554D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.