What color is #5A5852?

#5A5852 is a gray, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A5852?

The RGB value is 90, 88, 82: 90 red, 88 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A5852?

The complementary color is #52545A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A5852?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A5852 color

#5A5852 rgb(90, 88, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A5852 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 34.5% green and 32.2% blue (90, 88, 82).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 5% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 9% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Masala (#57534B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#5A5852 color codes

HEX	`#5A5852`
RGB	`rgb(90, 88, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 34.5%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 5%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 9%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 9%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.41, -0.41, 3.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.41, 3.79, 96.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.229, 9.762, 9.379)`
Decimal	`5920850`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A5852, 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 #5A5852	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A5852 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	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 #5A5852 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a5852; }
.text { color: #5a5852; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a5852; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 88 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a5852, #585a52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5A5852?: #5A5852 is a gray, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A5852?: The RGB value is 90, 88, 82: 90 red, 88 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A5852?: The complementary color is #52545A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A5852?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.