What color is #5A685C?

#5A685C is a gray, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A685C?

The RGB value is 90, 104, 92: 90 red, 104 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A685C?

The complementary color is #685A66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A685C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A685C color

#5A685C rgb(90, 104, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A685C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 40.8% green and 36.1% blue (90, 104, 92).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 7% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#5A685C color codes

HEX	`#5A685C`
RGB	`rgb(90, 104, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 40.8%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 7%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 13%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 12%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.53, -7.91, 4.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.53, 9.34, 147.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.098, 12.847, 12.018)`
Decimal	`5924956`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A685C, 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 #5A685C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A685C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	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 #5A685C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a685c; }
.text { color: #5a685c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a685c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 104 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a685c, #5a6863); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5A685C?: #5A685C is a gray, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A685C?: The RGB value is 90, 104, 92: 90 red, 104 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A685C?: The complementary color is #685A66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A685C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.