What color is #5A6069?

#5A6069 is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Landscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A6069?

The RGB value is 90, 96, 105: 90 red, 96 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A6069?

The complementary color is #69635A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A6069?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A6069 color

#5A6069 rgb(90, 96, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A6069 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 37.6% green and 41.2% blue (90, 96, 105).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 8% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Landscape (#5C606E), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#5A6069 color codes

HEX	`#5A6069`
RGB	`rgb(90, 96, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 37.6%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 8%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 14%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 9%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.51, -0.28, -5.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.51, 5.91, 267.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.949, 11.559, 15.016)`
Decimal	`5922921`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A6069, 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 #5A6069	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A6069 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	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 #5A6069 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a6069; }
.text { color: #5a6069; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a6069; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 96 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a6069, #5b5a69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5A6069?: #5A6069 is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Landscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A6069?: The RGB value is 90, 96, 105: 90 red, 96 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A6069?: The complementary color is #69635A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A6069?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.