What color is #5A6462?

#5A6462 is a gray, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A6462?

The RGB value is 90, 100, 98: 90 red, 100 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A6462?

The complementary color is #645A5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A6462?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A6462 color

#5A6462 rgb(90, 100, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A6462 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 39.2% green and 38.4% blue (90, 100, 98).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 5% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Yacht Club (#566062), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

#5A6462 color codes

HEX	`#5A6462`
RGB	`rgb(90, 100, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 39.2%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 5%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 10%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 2%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.48, -4.28, -0.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.48, 4.28, 182.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.978, 12.17, 13.324)`
Decimal	`5923938`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A6462, 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 #5A6462	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A6462 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	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 #5A6462 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a6462; }
.text { color: #5a6462; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a6462; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 100 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a6462, #5a6164); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5A6462?: #5A6462 is a gray, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A6462?: The RGB value is 90, 100, 98: 90 red, 100 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A6462?: The complementary color is #645A5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A6462?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.