What color is #5A657A?

#5A657A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Midnight Shadow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A657A?

The RGB value is 90, 101, 122: 90 red, 101 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A657A?

The complementary color is #7A6F5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A657A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A657A color

#5A657A rgb(90, 101, 122)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5A657A is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 39.6% green and 47.8% blue (90, 101, 122).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 15% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Shadow (#566373), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.87:1).

#5A657A color codes

HEX	`#5A657A`
RGB	`rgb(90, 101, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 39.6%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 15%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 26%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 17%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.59, 0.92, -13.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.59, 13.16, 274.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.382, 12.886, 20.243)`
Decimal	`5924218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A657A, 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 #5A657A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A657A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	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 #5A657A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a657a; }
.text { color: #5a657a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a657a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 101 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a657a, #5f5a7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5A657A?: #5A657A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Midnight Shadow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A657A?: The RGB value is 90, 101, 122: 90 red, 101 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A657A?: The complementary color is #7A6F5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A657A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.