What color is #5A5A66?

#5A5A66 is a gray, closest to the named color Blackwater. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A5A66?

The RGB value is 90, 90, 102: 90 red, 90 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A5A66?

The complementary color is #66665A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A5A66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A5A66 color

#5A5A66 rgb(90, 90, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A5A66 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 35.3% green and 40% blue (90, 90, 102).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 6% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Blackwater (#545663), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.8:1).

#5A5A66 color codes

HEX	`#5A5A66`
RGB	`rgb(90, 90, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 35.3%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 6%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 12%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 12%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.63, 2.68, -6.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.63, 7.36, 291.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.27, 10.445, 14.043)`
Decimal	`5921382`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A5A66, 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 #5A5A66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A5A66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	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 #5A5A66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a5a66; }
.text { color: #5a5a66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a5a66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 90 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a5a66, #605a66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5A5A66?: #5A5A66 is a gray, closest to the named color Blackwater. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A5A66?: The RGB value is 90, 90, 102: 90 red, 90 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A5A66?: The complementary color is #66665A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A5A66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.