What color is #5A6569?

#5A6569 is a gray, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A6569?

The RGB value is 90, 101, 105: 90 red, 101 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A6569?

The complementary color is #695E5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A6569?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A6569 color

#5A6569 rgb(90, 101, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A6569 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 39.6% green and 41.2% blue (90, 101, 105).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 8% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Yacht Club (#566062), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

#5A6569 color codes

HEX	`#5A6569`
RGB	`rgb(90, 101, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 39.6%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 8%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 14%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 4%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42, -3.29, -3.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42, 4.94, 228.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.419, 12.501, 15.173)`
Decimal	`5924201`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A6569, 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 #5A6569	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A6569 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	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 #5A6569 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a6569; }
.text { color: #5a6569; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a6569; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 101 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a6569, #5a5e69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5A6569?: #5A6569 is a gray, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A6569?: The RGB value is 90, 101, 105: 90 red, 101 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A6569?: The complementary color is #695E5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A6569?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.