What color is #5A5664?

#5A5664 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A5664?

The RGB value is 90, 86, 100: 90 red, 86 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A5664?

The complementary color is #606456, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A5664?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A5664 color

#5A5664 rgb(90, 86, 100)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A5664 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 33.7% green and 39.2% blue (90, 86, 100).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 8% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Smoky (#605D6B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

#5A5664 color codes

HEX	`#5A5664`
RGB	`rgb(90, 86, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 33.7%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 8%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 14%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 14%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.39, 4.69, -7.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.39, 8.82, 302.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.844, 9.749, 13.417)`
Decimal	`5920356`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A5664, 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 #5A5664	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A5664 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	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 #5A5664 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a5664; }
.text { color: #5a5664; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a5664; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 86 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a5664, #615664); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5A5664?: #5A5664 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A5664?: The RGB value is 90, 86, 100: 90 red, 86 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A5664?: The complementary color is #606456, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A5664?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.