What color is #5A6960?

#5A6960 is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A6960?

The RGB value is 90, 105, 96: 90 red, 105 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A6960?

The complementary color is #695A63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A6960?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A6960 color

#5A6960 rgb(90, 105, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A6960 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 41.2% green and 37.6% blue (90, 105, 96).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 8% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#5A6960 color codes

HEX	`#5A6960`
RGB	`rgb(90, 105, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 41.2%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 8%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 14%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 9%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.95, -7.65, 3.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.95, 8.27, 157.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.379, 13.121, 12.997)`
Decimal	`5925216`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A6960, 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 #5A6960	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A6960 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	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 #5A6960 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a6960; }
.text { color: #5a6960; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a6960; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 105 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a6960, #5a6967); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5A6960?: #5A6960 is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A6960?: The RGB value is 90, 105, 96: 90 red, 105 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A6960?: The complementary color is #695A63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A6960?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.