What color is #5A614E?

#5A614E is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A614E?

The RGB value is 90, 97, 78: 90 red, 97 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A614E?

The complementary color is #554E61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A614E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A614E color

#5A614E rgb(90, 97, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A614E is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 38% green and 30.6% blue (90, 97, 78).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 11% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#5A614E color codes

HEX	`#5A614E`
RGB	`rgb(90, 97, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 38%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 11%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 20%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 20%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.04, -6.55, 9.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.04, 11.91, 123.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.866, 11.273, 8.862)`
Decimal	`5923150`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A614E, 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 #5A614E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A614E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	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 #5A614E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a614e; }
.text { color: #5a614e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a614e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 97 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a614e, #51614e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5A614E?: #5A614E is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A614E?: The RGB value is 90, 97, 78: 90 red, 97 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A614E?: The complementary color is #554E61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A614E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.