What color is #5A6059?

#5A6059 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A6059?

The RGB value is 90, 96, 89: 90 red, 96 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A6059?

The complementary color is #5F5960, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A6059?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A6059 color

#5A6059 rgb(90, 96, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A6059 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 37.6% green and 34.9% blue (90, 96, 89).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 4% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#5A6059 color codes

HEX	`#5A6059`
RGB	`rgb(90, 96, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 37.6%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 4%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 7%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 7%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.02, -3.83, 3.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.02, 4.98, 140.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.202, 11.261, 11.085)`
Decimal	`5922905`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A6059, 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 #5A6059	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A6059 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	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 #5A6059 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a6059; }
.text { color: #5a6059; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a6059; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 96 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a6059, #59605b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5A6059?: #5A6059 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A6059?: The RGB value is 90, 96, 89: 90 red, 96 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A6059?: The complementary color is #5F5960, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A6059?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.