Information about #5A5B6C color

#5A5B6C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#5A5B6C falls into the Blue Color FamilyDesaturated, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(90, 91, 108) — 35.3% red, 35.7% green, 42.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 7 / 7 / 0 / 58. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#5A5B6C is a muted, almost neutral neutral grey that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Quadrant Grey (#595E6B). Slightly further away sit Smoky (#605D6B) and Mobster (#605A67).

The recipe behind #5A5B6C is rgb(90, 91, 108), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #5A5B6C: 6.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for black. No one has named #5A5B6C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#5A5B6C color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#5A5B6C color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #5A5B6C

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Smoky color link
Smoky

#605D6B

Mobster color link
Mobster

#605A67

Black Coral color link
Black Coral

#54626F

Slate Grey color link
Slate Grey

#59656D

Hammerhead color link
Hammerhead

#515769

Fedora color link
Fedora

#625665

Snapshot color link
Snapshot

#505F67

Haast Shale color link
Haast Shale

#515664

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5A5B6C
  • RGB90, 91, 108
  • CMYK7, 7, 0, 58
  • CSSrgb(90, 91, 108)
  • HSL237°, 9%, 39%
  • HSL Precise236.667°, 9.091%, 38.824%
  • HSV237°, 17%, 42%
  • HSB237°, 17%, 42%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • GLSLvec3(0.353, 0.357, 0.424)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.353, 0.357, 0.424, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.353, 0.357, 0.424)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB35.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB35.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42.4%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID5A5B6C
  • DECIMAL ID5921644
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01