What color is #5A5E67?

#5A5E67 is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Landscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A5E67?

The RGB value is 90, 94, 103: 90 red, 94 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A5E67?

The complementary color is #67635A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A5E67?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A5E67 color

#5A5E67 rgb(90, 94, 103)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A5E67 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 36.9% green and 40.4% blue (90, 94, 103).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 7% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Landscape (#5C606E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.5:1).

#5A5E67 color codes

HEX	`#5A5E67`
RGB	`rgb(90, 94, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 36.9%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 7%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 13%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 9%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.85, 0.46, -5.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.85, 5.68, 274.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.667, 11.158, 14.421)`
Decimal	`5922407`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A5E67, 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 #5A5E67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A5E67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	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 #5A5E67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a5e67; }
.text { color: #5a5e67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a5e67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 94 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a5e67, #5d5a67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5A5E67?: #5A5E67 is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Landscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A5E67?: The RGB value is 90, 94, 103: 90 red, 94 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A5E67?: The complementary color is #67635A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A5E67?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.