What color is #5A6E8A?

#5A6E8A 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 #5A6E8A?

The RGB value is 90, 110, 138: 90 red, 110 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A6E8A?

The complementary color is #8A765A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A6E8A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A6E8A color

#5A6E8A rgb(90, 110, 138)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5A6E8A is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 43.1% green and 54.1% blue (90, 110, 138).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 21% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Clean Slate (#577396), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#5A6E8A color codes

HEX	`#5A6E8A`
RGB	`rgb(90, 110, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 43.1%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 21%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 35%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 20%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.85, -0.19, -17.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.85, 17.77, 269.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.378, 15.16, 26.208)`
Decimal	`5926538`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A6E8A, 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 #5A6E8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A6E8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	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 #5A6E8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a6e8a; }
.text { color: #5a6e8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a6e8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 110 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a6e8a, #5e5a8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5A6E8A?: #5A6E8A 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 #5A6E8A?: The RGB value is 90, 110, 138: 90 red, 110 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A6E8A?: The complementary color is #8A765A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A6E8A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.