What color is #5A6975?

#5A6975 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 #5A6975?

The RGB value is 90, 105, 117: 90 red, 105 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A6975?

The complementary color is #75665A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A6975?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A6975 color

#5A6975 rgb(90, 105, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A6975 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 41.2% green and 45.9% blue (90, 105, 117).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 13% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Streets of London (#59656D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#5A6975 color codes

HEX	`#5A6975`
RGB	`rgb(90, 105, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 41.2%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 13%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 23%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 10%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.6, -2.76, -8.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.6, 9.02, 252.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.478, 13.561, 18.786)`
Decimal	`5925237`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A6975, 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 #5A6975	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A6975 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	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 #5A6975 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a6975; }
.text { color: #5a6975; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a6975; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 105 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a6975, #5a5b75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5A6975?: #5A6975 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 #5A6975?: The RGB value is 90, 105, 117: 90 red, 105 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A6975?: The complementary color is #75665A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A6975?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.