What color is #5A5B59?

#5A5B59 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 #5A5B59?

The RGB value is 90, 91, 89: 90 red, 91 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A5B59?

The complementary color is #5A595B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A5B59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A5B59 color

#5A5B59 rgb(90, 91, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A5B59 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 35.7% green and 34.9% blue (90, 91, 89).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 1% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Knight’s Armour (#5C5D5D), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.83:1).

#5A5B59 color codes

HEX	`#5A5B59`
RGB	`rgb(90, 91, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 35.7%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 1%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 2%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 2%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.51, -0.82, 1.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.51, 1.3, 128.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.76, 10.377, 10.938)`
Decimal	`5921625`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A5B59, 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 #5A5B59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A5B59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	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 #5A5B59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a5b59; }
.text { color: #5a5b59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a5b59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 91 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a5b59, #595b59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5A5B59?: #5A5B59 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 #5A5B59?: The RGB value is 90, 91, 89: 90 red, 91 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A5B59?: The complementary color is #5A595B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A5B59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.