What color is #5A6360?

#5A6360 is a gray, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A6360?

The RGB value is 90, 99, 96: 90 red, 99 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A6360?

The complementary color is #635A5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A6360?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A6360 color

#5A6360 rgb(90, 99, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A6360 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 38.8% green and 37.6% blue (90, 99, 96).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 5% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Yacht Club (#566062), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.2:1).

#5A6360 color codes

HEX	`#5A6360`
RGB	`rgb(90, 99, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 38.8%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 5%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 9%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 3%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.12, -4.13, 0.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.12, 4.16, 172.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.789, 11.942, 12.801)`
Decimal	`5923680`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A6360, 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 #5A6360	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A6360 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	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 #5A6360 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a6360; }
.text { color: #5a6360; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a6360; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 99 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a6360, #5a6263); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5A6360?: #5A6360 is a gray, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A6360?: The RGB value is 90, 99, 96: 90 red, 99 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A6360?: The complementary color is #635A5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A6360?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.