What color is #5A5757?

#5A5757 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A5757?

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

What is the complementary color of #5A5757?

The complementary color is #575A5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A5757?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A5757 color

#5A5757 rgb(90, 87, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A5757 is a gray.

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

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

The closest named color is Stone Cold (#555555), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.15:1).

#5A5757 color codes

HEX	`#5A5757`
RGB	`rgb(90, 87, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 34.1%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 2%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 3%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 3%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.26, 1.21, 0.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.26, 1.28, 19.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.345, 9.678, 10.391)`
Decimal	`5920599`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A5757, 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 #5A5757	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A5757 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.15:1	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 #5A5757 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a5757; }
.text { color: #5a5757; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a5757; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 87 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a5757, #5a5957); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5A5757?: #5A5757 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A5757?: The RGB value is 90, 87, 87: 90 red, 87 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A5757?: The complementary color is #575A5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A5757?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.