What color is #5A645B?

#5A645B is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A645B?

The RGB value is 90, 100, 91: 90 red, 100 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A645B?

The complementary color is #645A63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A645B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A645B color

#5A645B rgb(90, 100, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A645B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 39.2% green and 35.7% blue (90, 100, 91).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 5% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.16:1).

#5A645B color codes

HEX	`#5A645B`
RGB	`rgb(90, 100, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 39.2%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 5%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 10%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 9%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.28, -5.78, 3.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.28, 6.91, 146.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.662, 12.043, 11.658)`
Decimal	`5923931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A645B, 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 #5A645B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A645B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	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 #5A645B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a645b; }
.text { color: #5a645b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a645b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 100 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a645b, #5a6460); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5A645B?: #5A645B is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A645B?: The RGB value is 90, 100, 91: 90 red, 100 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A645B?: The complementary color is #645A63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A645B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.