What color is #5A616E?

#5A616E is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Concrete Landscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A616E?

The RGB value is 90, 97, 110: 90 red, 97 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A616E?

The complementary color is #6E675A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A616E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A616E color

#5A616E rgb(90, 97, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A616E is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 38% green and 43.1% blue (90, 97, 110).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 10% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Landscape (#5C606E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#5A616E color codes

HEX	`#5A616E`
RGB	`rgb(90, 97, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 38%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 10%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 18%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 12%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.97, 0.31, -8.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.97, 8.27, 272.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.305, 11.849, 16.44)`
Decimal	`5923182`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A616E, 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 #5A616E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A616E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	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 #5A616E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a616e; }
.text { color: #5a616e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a616e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 97 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a616e, #5d5a6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5A616E?: #5A616E is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Concrete Landscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A616E?: The RGB value is 90, 97, 110: 90 red, 97 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A616E?: The complementary color is #6E675A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A616E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.