What color is #5A665B?

#5A665B is a gray, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A665B?

The RGB value is 90, 102, 91: 90 red, 102 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A665B?

The complementary color is #665A65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A665B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A665B color

#5A665B rgb(90, 102, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A665B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 40% green and 35.7% blue (90, 102, 91).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 6% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

#5A665B color codes

HEX	`#5A665B`
RGB	`rgb(90, 102, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 40%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 6%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 12%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 11%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.89, -6.95, 4.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.89, 8.37, 146.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.856, 12.432, 11.723)`
Decimal	`5924443`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A665B, 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 #5A665B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A665B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	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 #5A665B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a665b; }
.text { color: #5a665b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a665b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 102 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a665b, #5a6661); }

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Questions

What color is #5A665B?: #5A665B is a gray, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A665B?: The RGB value is 90, 102, 91: 90 red, 102 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A665B?: The complementary color is #665A65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A665B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.