What color is #5A635D?

#5A635D is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A635D?

The RGB value is 90, 99, 93: 90 red, 99 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A635D?

The complementary color is #635A60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A635D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A635D color

#5A635D rgb(90, 99, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A635D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 38.8% green and 36.5% blue (90, 99, 93).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 5% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#5A635D color codes

HEX	`#5A635D`
RGB	`rgb(90, 99, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 38.8%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 5%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 9%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 6%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.04, -4.77, 2.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.04, 5.26, 155.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.654, 11.888, 12.087)`
Decimal	`5923677`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A635D, 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 #5A635D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A635D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	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 #5A635D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a635d; }
.text { color: #5a635d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a635d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 99 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a635d, #5a6362); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5A635D?: #5A635D is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A635D?: The RGB value is 90, 99, 93: 90 red, 99 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A635D?: The complementary color is #635A60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A635D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.