What color is #5A556A?

#5A556A is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A556A?

The RGB value is 90, 85, 106: 90 red, 85 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A556A?

The complementary color is #656A55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A556A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A556A color

#5A556A rgb(90, 85, 106)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5A556A is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 33.3% green and 41.6% blue (90, 85, 106).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 11% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Freefall (#565266), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.14:1).

#5A556A color codes

HEX	`#5A556A`
RGB	`rgb(90, 85, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 33.3%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 11%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 20%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 20%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.32, 6.74, -11.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.32, 13.17, 300.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.066, 9.711, 14.977)`
Decimal	`5920106`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A556A, 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 #5A556A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A556A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	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 #5A556A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a556a; }
.text { color: #5a556a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a556a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 85 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a556a, #64556a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5A556A?: #5A556A is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A556A?: The RGB value is 90, 85, 106: 90 red, 85 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A556A?: The complementary color is #656A55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A556A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.