What color is #5A6C7B?

#5A6C7B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Plumbeous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A6C7B?

The RGB value is 90, 108, 123: 90 red, 108 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A6C7B?

The complementary color is #7B695A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A6C7B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A6C7B color

#5A6C7B rgb(90, 108, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A6C7B is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 42.4% green and 48.2% blue (90, 108, 123).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 15% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Plumbeous (#5C7287), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#5A6C7B color codes

HEX	`#5A6C7B`
RGB	`rgb(90, 108, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 42.4%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 15%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 27%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 12%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.7, -3.02, -10.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.7, 10.97, 254.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.153, 14.328, 20.808)`
Decimal	`5926011`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A6C7B, 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 #5A6C7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A6C7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	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 #5A6C7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a6c7b; }
.text { color: #5a6c7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a6c7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 108 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a6c7b, #5a5c7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5A6C7B?: #5A6C7B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Plumbeous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A6C7B?: The RGB value is 90, 108, 123: 90 red, 108 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A6C7B?: The complementary color is #7B695A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A6C7B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.