What color is #5A6571?

#5A6571 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Midnight Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A6571?

The RGB value is 90, 101, 113: 90 red, 101 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A6571?

The complementary color is #71665A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A6571?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A6571 color

#5A6571 rgb(90, 101, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A6571 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 39.6% green and 44.3% blue (90, 101, 113).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 11% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Shadow (#566373), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#5A6571 color codes

HEX	`#5A6571`
RGB	`rgb(90, 101, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 39.6%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 11%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 20%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 11%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.27, -1.36, -8.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.27, 8.27, 260.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.85, 12.673, 17.441)`
Decimal	`5924209`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A6571, 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 #5A6571	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A6571 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	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 #5A6571 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a6571; }
.text { color: #5a6571; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a6571; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 101 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a6571, #5b5a71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5A6571?: #5A6571 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Midnight Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A6571?: The RGB value is 90, 101, 113: 90 red, 101 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A6571?: The complementary color is #71665A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A6571?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.