What color is #5A6159?

#5A6159 is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A6159?

The RGB value is 90, 97, 89: 90 red, 97 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A6159?

The complementary color is #605961, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A6159?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A6159 color

#5A6159 rgb(90, 97, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A6159 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 38% green and 34.9% blue (90, 97, 89).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 4% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.39:1).

#5A6159 color codes

HEX	`#5A6159`
RGB	`rgb(90, 97, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 38%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 4%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 8%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 8%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.32, -4.42, 3.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.32, 5.72, 140.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.294, 11.444, 11.116)`
Decimal	`5923161`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A6159, 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 #5A6159	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A6159 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	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 #5A6159 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a6159; }
.text { color: #5a6159; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a6159; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 97 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a6159, #59615c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5A6159?: #5A6159 is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A6159?: The RGB value is 90, 97, 89: 90 red, 97 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A6159?: The complementary color is #605961, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A6159?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.