Information about #5A5B69 color

#5A5B69 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #5A5B69 is classified in the Register under the Blue Color Family, with Desaturated and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(90, 91, 105) — 35.3% red, 35.7% green, 41.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 6 / 5 / 0 / 59. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#5A5B69 presents itself as a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone — one that sits comfortably between light and dark. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Quadrant Grey (#595E6B). Nearby in the Register you will also find Silvered Grey (#565B64) and Mobster (#605A67).

In RGB terms — rgb(90, 91, 105) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 6.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.1:1. No one has named #5A5B69 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#5A5B69 color variations

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#5A5B69 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 #5A5B69

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

Mobster color link
Mobster

#605A67

Smoky color link
Smoky

#605D6B

Hammerhead color link
Hammerhead

#515769

Fedora color link
Fedora

#625665

Maltese color link
Maltese

#585660

River Bed color link
River Bed

#556061

Slate Grey color link
Slate Grey

#59656D

Snapshot color link
Snapshot

#505F67

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5A5B69
  • RGB90, 91, 105
  • CMYK6, 5, 0, 59
  • CSSrgb(90, 91, 105)
  • HSL236°, 8%, 38%
  • HSL Precise236°, 7.692%, 38.235%
  • HSV236°, 14%, 41%
  • HSB236°, 14%, 41%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.412
  • GLSLvec3(0.353, 0.357, 0.412)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.353, 0.357, 0.412, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.353, 0.357, 0.412)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB35.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB35.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB41.2%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID5A5B69
  • DECIMAL ID5921641
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01