What color is #5A6779?

#5A6779 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 #5A6779?

The RGB value is 90, 103, 121: 90 red, 103 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A6779?

The complementary color is #796C5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A6779?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A6779 color

#5A6779 rgb(90, 103, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A6779 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 40.4% green and 47.5% blue (90, 103, 121).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 15% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Shadow (#566373), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.75:1).

#5A6779 color codes

HEX	`#5A6779`
RGB	`rgb(90, 103, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 40.4%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 15%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 26%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 15%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.14, -0.55, -11.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.14, 11.7, 267.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.517, 13.254, 19.984)`
Decimal	`5924729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A6779, 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 #5A6779	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A6779 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	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 #5A6779 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a6779; }
.text { color: #5a6779; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a6779; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 103 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a6779, #5d5a79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5A6779?: #5A6779 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 #5A6779?: The RGB value is 90, 103, 121: 90 red, 103 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A6779?: The complementary color is #796C5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A6779?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.