What color is #5A5D60?

#5A5D60 is a gray, closest to the named color Blindfolded. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A5D60?

The RGB value is 90, 93, 96: 90 red, 93 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A5D60?

The complementary color is #605D5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A5D60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A5D60 color

#5A5D60 rgb(90, 93, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A5D60 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 36.5% green and 37.6% blue (90, 93, 96).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 3% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Blindfolded (#5A5E61), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#5A5D60 color codes

HEX	`#5A5D60`
RGB	`rgb(90, 93, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 36.5%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 3%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 6%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 3%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.32, -0.52, -2.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.32, 2.19, 256.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.242, 10.847, 12.618)`
Decimal	`5922144`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A5D60, 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 #5A5D60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A5D60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	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 #5A5D60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a5d60; }
.text { color: #5a5d60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a5d60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 93 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a5d60, #5a5a60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5A5D60?: #5A5D60 is a gray, closest to the named color Blindfolded. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A5D60?: The RGB value is 90, 93, 96: 90 red, 93 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A5D60?: The complementary color is #605D5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A5D60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.