What color is #5A6D89?

#5A6D89 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Clean Slate. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A6D89?

The RGB value is 90, 109, 137: 90 red, 109 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A6D89?

The complementary color is #89765A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A6D89?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A6D89 color

#5A6D89 rgb(90, 109, 137)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5A6D89 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 42.7% green and 53.7% blue (90, 109, 137).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 21% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Clean Slate (#577396), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#5A6D89 color codes

HEX	`#5A6D89`
RGB	`rgb(90, 109, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 42.7%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 21%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 34%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 20%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.52, 0.13, -17.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.52, 17.68, 270.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.199, 14.916, 25.793)`
Decimal	`5926281`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A6D89, 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 #5A6D89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A6D89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	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 #5A6D89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a6d89; }
.text { color: #5a6d89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a6d89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 109 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a6d89, #5e5a89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5A6D89?: #5A6D89 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Clean Slate. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A6D89?: The RGB value is 90, 109, 137: 90 red, 109 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A6D89?: The complementary color is #89765A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A6D89?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.