What color is #5A6558?

#5A6558 is a gray, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A6558?

The RGB value is 90, 101, 88: 90 red, 101 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A6558?

The complementary color is #635865, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A6558?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A6558 color

#5A6558 rgb(90, 101, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A6558 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 39.6% green and 34.5% blue (90, 101, 88).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 7% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.11:1).

#5A6558 color codes

HEX	`#5A6558`
RGB	`rgb(90, 101, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 39.6%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 7%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 13%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 13%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.51, -6.98, 5.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.51, 9.16, 139.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.631, 12.185, 11.023)`
Decimal	`5924184`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A6558, 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 #5A6558	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A6558 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	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 #5A6558 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a6558; }
.text { color: #5a6558; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a6558; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 101 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a6558, #58655c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5A6558?: #5A6558 is a gray, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A6558?: The RGB value is 90, 101, 88: 90 red, 101 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A6558?: The complementary color is #635865, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A6558?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.