What color is #5A5864?

#5A5864 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A5864?

The RGB value is 90, 88, 100: 90 red, 88 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A5864?

The complementary color is #626458, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A5864?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A5864 color

#5A5864 rgb(90, 88, 100)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A5864 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 34.5% green and 39.2% blue (90, 88, 100).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 6% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Smoky (#605D6B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.97:1).

#5A5864 color codes

HEX	`#5A5864`
RGB	`rgb(90, 88, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 34.5%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 6%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 12%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 12%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.97, 3.45, -6.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.97, 7.45, 297.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.006, 10.073, 13.471)`
Decimal	`5920868`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A5864, 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 #5A5864	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A5864 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #5A5864 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a5864; }
.text { color: #5a5864; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a5864; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 88 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a5864, #605864); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5A5864?: #5A5864 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A5864?: The RGB value is 90, 88, 100: 90 red, 88 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A5864?: The complementary color is #626458, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A5864?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.