What color is #5A5550?

#5A5550 is a gray, closest to the named color Heavy Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A5550?

The RGB value is 90, 85, 80: 90 red, 85 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A5550?

The complementary color is #50555A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A5550?

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.

#5A5550 color

#5A5550 rgb(90, 85, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A5550 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 33.3% green and 31.4% blue (90, 85, 80).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 6% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 11% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Charcoal (#565350), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.37:1).

#5A5550 color codes

HEX	`#5A5550`
RGB	`rgb(90, 85, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 33.3%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 6%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 11%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 11%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.46, 1.03, 3.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.46, 3.78, 74.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.913, 9.25, 8.904)`
Decimal	`5920080`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A5550, 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 #5A5550	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A5550 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 #5A5550 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a5550; }
.text { color: #5a5550; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a5550; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 85 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a5550, #5a5a50); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #5A5550?: #5A5550 is a gray, closest to the named color Heavy Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A5550?: The RGB value is 90, 85, 80: 90 red, 85 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A5550?: The complementary color is #50555A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A5550?: 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.