What color is #5A605C?

#5A605C is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A605C?

The RGB value is 90, 96, 92: 90 red, 96 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A605C?

The complementary color is #605A5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A605C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A605C color

#5A605C rgb(90, 96, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A605C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 37.6% green and 36.1% blue (90, 96, 92).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 3% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.44:1).

#5A605C color codes

HEX	`#5A605C`
RGB	`rgb(90, 96, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 37.6%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 3%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 6%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 4%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.1, -3.2, 1.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.1, 3.52, 155.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.331, 11.312, 11.762)`
Decimal	`5922908`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A605C, 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 #5A605C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A605C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	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 #5A605C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a605c; }
.text { color: #5a605c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a605c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 96 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a605c, #5a605f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5A605C?: #5A605C is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A605C?: The RGB value is 90, 96, 92: 90 red, 96 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A605C?: The complementary color is #605A5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A605C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.