Information about #5A6167 color

#5A6167 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#5A6167 falls into the Azure Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(90, 97, 103) — 35.3% red, 38% green, 40.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 5 / 2 / 0 / 60. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #5A6167 reads as a muted, almost neutral grey and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Quarter Grey Friars (#5E6267). Slightly further away sit Quadrant Grey (#595E6B) and Slate Grey (#59656D).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(90, 97, 103)), which gives #5A6167 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #5A6167: 6.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.3:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:60), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #5A6167 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#5A6167 color variations

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#5A6167 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 #5A6167

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

Slate Grey color link
Slate Grey

#59656D

River Bed color link
River Bed

#556061

Smoky color link
Smoky

#605D6B

Mobster color link
Mobster

#605A67

Shuttle Grey color link
Shuttle Grey

#61666B

Black Coral color link
Black Coral

#54626F

Snapshot color link
Snapshot

#505F67

Condor color link
Condor

#5B605C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5A6167
  • RGB90, 97, 103
  • CMYK5, 2, 0, 60
  • CSSrgb(90, 97, 103)
  • HSL208°, 7%, 38%
  • HSL Precise207.692°, 6.736%, 37.843%
  • HSV208°, 13%, 40%
  • HSB208°, 13%, 40%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.404
  • GLSLvec3(0.353, 0.380, 0.404)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.353, 0.380, 0.404, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.353, 0.380, 0.404)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB35.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB38%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB40.4%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID5A6167
  • DECIMAL ID5923175
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01