What color is #5A6E69?

#5A6E69 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A6E69?

The RGB value is 90, 110, 105: 90 red, 110 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A6E69?

The complementary color is #6E5A5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A6E69?

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.

#5A6E69 color

#5A6E69 rgb(90, 110, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A6E69 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 43.1% green and 41.2% blue (90, 110, 105).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 10% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#5A6E69 color codes

HEX	`#5A6E69`
RGB	`rgb(90, 110, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 43.1%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 10%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 18%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 5%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.72, -8.55, 0.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.72, 8.56, 177.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.342, 14.345, 15.481)`
Decimal	`5926505`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A6E69, 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 #5A6E69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A6E69 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 #5A6E69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a6e69; }
.text { color: #5a6e69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a6e69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 110 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a6e69, #5a696e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5A6E69?: #5A6E69 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A6E69?: The RGB value is 90, 110, 105: 90 red, 110 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A6E69?: The complementary color is #6E5A5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A6E69?: 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.