What color is #5A6972?

#5A6972 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Streets of London. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A6972?

The RGB value is 90, 105, 114: 90 red, 105 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A6972?

The complementary color is #72635A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A6972?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A6972 color

#5A6972 rgb(90, 105, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A6972 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 41.2% green and 44.7% blue (90, 105, 114).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 12% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Streets of London (#59656D), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#5A6972 color codes

HEX	`#5A6972`
RGB	`rgb(90, 105, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 41.2%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 12%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 21%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 8%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.49, -3.51, -6.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.49, 7.76, 243.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.304, 13.491, 17.872)`
Decimal	`5925234`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A6972, 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 #5A6972	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A6972 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	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 #5A6972 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a6972; }
.text { color: #5a6972; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a6972; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 105 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a6972, #5a5d72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5A6972?: #5A6972 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Streets of London. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A6972?: The RGB value is 90, 105, 114: 90 red, 105 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A6972?: The complementary color is #72635A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A6972?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.