What color is #5A7581?

#5A7581 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Owl. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A7581?

The RGB value is 90, 117, 129: 90 red, 117 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A7581?

The complementary color is #81665A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A7581?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A7581 color

#5A7581 rgb(90, 117, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A7581 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 45.9% green and 50.6% blue (90, 117, 129).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 18% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Night Owl (#5D7B89), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#5A7581 color codes

HEX	`#5A7581`
RGB	`rgb(90, 117, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 45.9%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 18%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 30%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 9%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.6, -6.73, -9.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.6, 11.86, 235.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.539, 16.481, 23.18)`
Decimal	`5928321`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A7581, 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 #5A7581	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5A7581 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	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 #5A7581 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a7581; }
.text { color: #5a7581; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a7581; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 117 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a7581, #5a6281); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #5A7581?: #5A7581 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Owl. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A7581?: The RGB value is 90, 117, 129: 90 red, 117 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A7581?: The complementary color is #81665A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A7581?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.