What color is #5A5A56?

#5A5A56 is a gray, closest to the named color Knight’s Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A5A56?

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

What is the complementary color of #5A5A56?

The complementary color is #56565A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A5A56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A5A56 color

#5A5A56 rgb(90, 90, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A5A56 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 2% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Knight’s Armour (#5C5D5D), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.93:1).

#5A5A56 color codes

HEX	`#5A5A56`
RGB	`rgb(90, 90, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 35.3%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 2%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 4%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 4%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.12, -0.83, 2.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.12, 2.45, 109.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.552, 10.158, 10.26)`
Decimal	`5921366`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A5A56, 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 #5A5A56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A5A56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	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 #5A5A56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a5a56; }
.text { color: #5a5a56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a5a56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 90 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a5a56, #585a56); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5A5A56?: #5A5A56 is a gray, closest to the named color Knight’s Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A5A56?: The RGB value is 90, 90, 86: 90 red, 90 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A5A56?: The complementary color is #56565A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A5A56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.