What color is #5A5756?

#5A5756 is a gray, closest to the named color Heavy Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A5756?

The RGB value is 90, 87, 86: 90 red, 87 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A5756?

The complementary color is #56595A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A5756?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A5756 color

#5A5756 rgb(90, 87, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A5756 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 34.1% green and 33.7% blue (90, 87, 86).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 2% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 4% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Charcoal (#565350), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.16:1).

#5A5756 color codes

HEX	`#5A5756`
RGB	`rgb(90, 87, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 34.1%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 2%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 4%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 4%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.23, 1, 1.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.23, 1.42, 45.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.304, 9.662, 10.177)`
Decimal	`5920598`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A5756, 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 #5A5756	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A5756 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	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 #5A5756 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a5756; }
.text { color: #5a5756; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a5756; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 87 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a5756, #5a5956); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5A5756?: #5A5756 is a gray, closest to the named color Heavy Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A5756?: The RGB value is 90, 87, 86: 90 red, 87 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A5756?: The complementary color is #56595A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A5756?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.