What color is #5A6661?

#5A6661 is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A6661?

The RGB value is 90, 102, 97: 90 red, 102 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A6661?

The complementary color is #665A5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A6661?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A6661 color

#5A6661 rgb(90, 102, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A6661 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 40% green and 38% blue (90, 102, 97).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 6% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#5A6661 color codes

HEX	`#5A6661`
RGB	`rgb(90, 102, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 40%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 6%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 12%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 5%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.06, -5.68, 1.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.06, 5.82, 167.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.125, 12.539, 13.141)`
Decimal	`5924449`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A6661, 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 #5A6661	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A6661 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	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 #5A6661 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a6661; }
.text { color: #5a6661; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a6661; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 102 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a6661, #5a6566); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5A6661?: #5A6661 is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A6661?: The RGB value is 90, 102, 97: 90 red, 102 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A6661?: The complementary color is #665A5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A6661?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.