What color is #5A5C51?

#5A5C51 is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A5C51?

The RGB value is 90, 92, 81: 90 red, 92 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A5C51?

The complementary color is #53515C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A5C51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A5C51 color

#5A5C51 rgb(90, 92, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A5C51 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 36.1% green and 31.8% blue (90, 92, 81).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 6% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.81:1).

#5A5C51 color codes

HEX	`#5A5C51`
RGB	`rgb(90, 92, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 36.1%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 6%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 12%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 12%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.59, -3.03, 6.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.59, 6.78, 116.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.529, 10.422, 9.293)`
Decimal	`5921873`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A5C51, 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 #5A5C51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A5C51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.81:1	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 #5A5C51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a5c51; }
.text { color: #5a5c51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a5c51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 92 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a5c51, #555c51); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5A5C51?: #5A5C51 is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A5C51?: The RGB value is 90, 92, 81: 90 red, 92 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A5C51?: The complementary color is #53515C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A5C51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.