What color is #5A6156?

#5A6156 is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A6156?

The RGB value is 90, 97, 86: 90 red, 97 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A6156?

The complementary color is #5D5661, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A6156?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A6156 color

#5A6156 rgb(90, 97, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A6156 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 38% green and 33.7% blue (90, 97, 86).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 6% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.4:1).

#5A6156 color codes

HEX	`#5A6156`
RGB	`rgb(90, 97, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 38%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 6%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 11%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 11%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.24, -5.03, 5.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.24, 7.34, 133.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.171, 11.395, 10.466)`
Decimal	`5923158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A6156, 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 #5A6156	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A6156 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	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 #5A6156 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a6156; }
.text { color: #5a6156; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a6156; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 97 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a6156, #566157); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5A6156?: #5A6156 is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A6156?: The RGB value is 90, 97, 86: 90 red, 97 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A6156?: The complementary color is #5D5661, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A6156?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.