What color is #5A6266?

#5A6266 is a gray, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A6266?

The RGB value is 90, 98, 102: 90 red, 98 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A6266?

The complementary color is #665E5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A6266?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A6266 color

#5A6266 rgb(90, 98, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A6266 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 38.4% green and 40% blue (90, 98, 102).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 6% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Yacht Club (#566062), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#5A6266 color codes

HEX	`#5A6266`
RGB	`rgb(90, 98, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 38.4%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 6%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 12%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 4%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.01, -2.19, -3.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.01, 3.98, 236.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.982, 11.868, 14.28)`
Decimal	`5923430`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A6266, 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 #5A6266	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A6266 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	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 #5A6266 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a6266; }
.text { color: #5a6266; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a6266; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 98 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a6266, #5a5c66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5A6266?: #5A6266 is a gray, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A6266?: The RGB value is 90, 98, 102: 90 red, 98 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A6266?: The complementary color is #665E5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A6266?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.