What color is #5A6067?

#5A6067 is a gray, closest to the named color Blindfolded. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A6067?

The RGB value is 90, 96, 103: 90 red, 96 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A6067?

The complementary color is #67615A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A6067?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A6067 color

#5A6067 rgb(90, 96, 103)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A6067 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 37.6% green and 40.4% blue (90, 96, 103).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 7% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Blindfolded (#5A5E61), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.36:1).

#5A6067 color codes

HEX	`#5A6067`
RGB	`rgb(90, 96, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 37.6%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 7%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 13%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 7%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.44, -0.75, -4.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.44, 4.84, 261.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.847, 11.519, 14.481)`
Decimal	`5922919`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A6067, 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 #5A6067	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A6067 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	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 #5A6067 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a6067; }
.text { color: #5a6067; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a6067; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 96 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a6067, #5b5a67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5A6067?: #5A6067 is a gray, closest to the named color Blindfolded. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A6067?: The RGB value is 90, 96, 103: 90 red, 96 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A6067?: The complementary color is #67615A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A6067?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.