What color is #5A6465?

#5A6465 is a gray, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A6465?

The RGB value is 90, 100, 101: 90 red, 100 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A6465?

The complementary color is #655B5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A6465?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A6465 color

#5A6465 rgb(90, 100, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A6465 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 39.2% green and 39.6% blue (90, 100, 101).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 6% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Yacht Club (#566062), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.09:1).

#5A6465 color codes

HEX	`#5A6465`
RGB	`rgb(90, 100, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 39.2%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 6%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 11%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 1%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.58, -3.61, -1.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.58, 4.07, 207.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.122, 12.227, 14.084)`
Decimal	`5923941`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A6465, 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 #5A6465	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A6465 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	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 #5A6465 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a6465; }
.text { color: #5a6465; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a6465; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 100 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a6465, #5a5e65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5A6465?: #5A6465 is a gray, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A6465?: The RGB value is 90, 100, 101: 90 red, 100 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A6465?: The complementary color is #655B5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A6465?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.