What color is #5A6166?

#5A6166 is a gray, closest to the named color Blindfolded. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A6166?

The RGB value is 90, 97, 102: 90 red, 97 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A6166?

The complementary color is #665F5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A6166?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A6166 color

#5A6166 rgb(90, 97, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A6166 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 38% green and 40% blue (90, 97, 102).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 6% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Blindfolded (#5A5E61), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.29:1).

#5A6166 color codes

HEX	`#5A6166`
RGB	`rgb(90, 97, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 38%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 6%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 12%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 5%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.71, -1.59, -3.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.71, 4.09, 247.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.889, 11.682, 14.249)`
Decimal	`5923174`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A6166, 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 #5A6166	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A6166 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	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 #5A6166 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a6166; }
.text { color: #5a6166; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a6166; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 97 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a6166, #5a5b66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5A6166?: #5A6166 is a gray, closest to the named color Blindfolded. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A6166?: The RGB value is 90, 97, 102: 90 red, 97 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A6166?: The complementary color is #665F5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A6166?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.