What color is #5A5E6A?

#5A5E6A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Concrete Landscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A5E6A?

The RGB value is 90, 94, 106: 90 red, 94 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A5E6A?

The complementary color is #6A665A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A5E6A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A5E6A color

#5A5E6A rgb(90, 94, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A5E6A is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 36.9% green and 41.6% blue (90, 94, 106).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 8% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Landscape (#5C606E), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#5A5E6A color codes

HEX	`#5A5E6A`
RGB	`rgb(90, 94, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 36.9%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 8%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 15%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 11%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.95, 1.17, -7.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.95, 7.45, 279.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.82, 11.22, 15.228)`
Decimal	`5922410`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A5E6A, 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 #5A5E6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A5E6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	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 #5A5E6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a5e6a; }
.text { color: #5a5e6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a5e6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 94 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a5e6a, #5e5a6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5A5E6A?: #5A5E6A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Concrete Landscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A5E6A?: The RGB value is 90, 94, 106: 90 red, 94 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A5E6A?: The complementary color is #6A665A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A5E6A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.