Information about #5A595E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #5A595E belongs to the Blue Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(90, 89, 94) — 35.3% red, 34.9% green, 36.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 2 / 2 / 0 / 63. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #5A595E reads as a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone and holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Quarter Fuscous Grey (#595A5E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Bright Grey (#57595D) and Maltese (#585660).

The recipe behind #5A595E is rgb(90, 89, 94), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #5A595E background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 6.9:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.0:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:63), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#5A595E color variations

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

#5A595E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#5A595E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#5A595E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#5A595E color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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Quarter Fuscous Grey

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#5A595E 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #5A595E

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

Quarter Fuscous Grey color link
Quarter Fuscous Grey

#595A5E

Bright Grey color link
Bright Grey

#57595D

Maltese color link
Maltese

#585660

Half Tuna color link
Half Tuna

#55585C

Tinpan Alley color link
Tinpan Alley

#5C5B59

Gray Dolphin color link
Gray Dolphin

#5C5858

Titans Steel Grey color link
Titans Steel Grey

#54585A

Landscape Grey color link
Landscape Grey

#555759

Condor color link
Condor

#5B605C

Silvered Grey color link
Silvered Grey

#565B64

Dark Magentaish Grey color link
Dark Magentaish Grey

#595359

Dark Cyanish Grey color link
Dark Cyanish Grey

#535959

#5A595E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5A595E
  • RGB90, 89, 94
  • CMYK2, 2, 0, 63
  • CSSrgb(90, 89, 94)
  • HSL252°, 3%, 36%
  • HSL Precise252°, 2.732%, 35.882%
  • HSV252°, 5%, 37%
  • HSB252°, 5%, 37%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • GLSLvec3(0.353, 0.349, 0.369)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.353, 0.349, 0.369, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.353, 0.349, 0.369)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB35.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.9%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID5A595E
  • DECIMAL ID5921118
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers41 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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