What color is #5A6F8A?

#5A6F8A 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 #5A6F8A?

The RGB value is 90, 111, 138: 90 red, 111 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A6F8A?

The complementary color is #8A755A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A6F8A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A6F8A color

#5A6F8A rgb(90, 111, 138)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5A6F8A is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 43.5% green and 54.1% blue (90, 111, 138).

Its hue angle is 214°, 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 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#5A6F8A color codes

HEX	`#5A6F8A`
RGB	`rgb(90, 111, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 43.5%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 21%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 35%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 20%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.15, -0.79, -17.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.15, 17.34, 267.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.487, 15.377, 26.245)`
Decimal	`5926794`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A6F8A, 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 #5A6F8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A6F8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	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 #5A6F8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a6f8a; }
.text { color: #5a6f8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a6f8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 111 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a6f8a, #5d5a8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5A6F8A?: #5A6F8A 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 #5A6F8A?: The RGB value is 90, 111, 138: 90 red, 111 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A6F8A?: The complementary color is #8A755A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A6F8A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.