What color is #5A657E?

#5A657E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A657E?

The RGB value is 90, 101, 126: 90 red, 101 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A657E?

The complementary color is #7E735A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A657E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A657E color

#5A657E rgb(90, 101, 126)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5A657E is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 39.6% green and 49.4% blue (90, 101, 126).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 17% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Admiral Blue (#50647F), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#5A657E color codes

HEX	`#5A657E`
RGB	`rgb(90, 101, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 39.6%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 17%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 29%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 20%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.74, 1.98, -15.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.74, 15.44, 277.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.635, 12.987, 21.576)`
Decimal	`5924222`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A657E, 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 #5A657E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A657E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	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 #5A657E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a657e; }
.text { color: #5a657e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a657e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 101 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a657e, #615a7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5A657E?: #5A657E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A657E?: The RGB value is 90, 101, 126: 90 red, 101 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A657E?: The complementary color is #7E735A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A657E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.