What color is #5A5564?

#5A5564 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 #5A5564?

The RGB value is 90, 85, 100: 90 red, 85 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A5564?

The complementary color is #5F6455, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A5564?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A5564 color

#5A5564 rgb(90, 85, 100)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A5564 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 33.3% green and 39.2% blue (90, 85, 100).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 8% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Freefall (#565266), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.2:1).

#5A5564 color codes

HEX	`#5A5564`
RGB	`rgb(90, 85, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 33.3%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 8%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 15%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 15%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.1, 5.31, -7.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.1, 9.53, 303.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.765, 9.591, 13.391)`
Decimal	`5920100`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A5564, 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 #5A5564	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A5564 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	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 #5A5564 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a5564; }
.text { color: #5a5564; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a5564; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 85 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a5564, #625564); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5A5564?: #5A5564 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 #5A5564?: The RGB value is 90, 85, 100: 90 red, 85 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A5564?: The complementary color is #5F6455, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A5564?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.