What color is #5A6869?

#5A6869 is a gray, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A6869?

The RGB value is 90, 104, 105: 90 red, 104 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A6869?

The complementary color is #695B5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A6869?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A6869 color

#5A6869 rgb(90, 104, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A6869 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 40.8% green and 41.2% blue (90, 104, 105).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 8% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Wrapped in Twilight (#5F6D6E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#5A6869 color codes

HEX	`#5A6869`
RGB	`rgb(90, 104, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 40.8%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 8%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 14%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 1%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.9, -5.06, -2.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.9, 5.58, 204.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.716, 13.094, 15.272)`
Decimal	`5924969`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A6869, 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 #5A6869	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A6869 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	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 #5A6869 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a6869; }
.text { color: #5a6869; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a6869; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 104 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a6869, #5a6069); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5A6869?: #5A6869 is a gray, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A6869?: The RGB value is 90, 104, 105: 90 red, 104 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A6869?: The complementary color is #695B5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A6869?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.