#5a6370 Color Information

#5a6370 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #5a6370, and its official name is Blue Metal. In RGB, it consists of 35.3% Red, 38.8% Green, and 43.9% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 19.6% Cyan, 11.6% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 56.1% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 215.5°, with saturation of 10.9% and lightness of 39.6%. The decimal value for #5a6370 is 5923696, and its nearest "web safe" color is #666666. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #5a6370 is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#5a6370 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this colorBlue Metal Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color90, 99, 112 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color35.3%, 38.8%, 43.9% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.647, 0.612, 0.561 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.196, 0.116, 0, 0.561 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color215.5°, 10.9%, 39.6% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color215.5°, 19.6%, 43.9% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color11.603, 12.267, 17.085 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color90, 96, 112 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code5923696 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color41.638, -0.403, -8.499 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)41.638, 8.509, 267.283 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color41.638, -5.325, -11.428 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color35.025, -2.160, -4.405 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.283, 0.300, 12.267 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4284113776 / 0xff5a6370 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#666666 Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #5a6370

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #5a6370, its pure hue is 215.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 10.9%, and its lightness is 39.6%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #5a6370, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0b0c0e to #4f5762.

Tints of #5a6370

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #5a6370, its pure hue is 215.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 10.9%, and its lightness is 39.6%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #5a6370, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #6f7782 to #eaeced.

Tones of #5a6370

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #5a6370, its pure hue is 215.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 10.9%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #5a6370, which range from #656565 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #0053ca (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #5a6370

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #5a6370! For #5a6370, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #5a6370. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #5a6370

This color, #5a6370, consists of 35.3% Red, 38.8% Green, and 43.9% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 90, Green = 99, Blue = 112. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #5a6370 is 19.6% Cyan, 11.6% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 56.1% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R35.3%
C19.6%
G38.8%
M11.6%
B43.9%
Y0.0%
K56.1%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 90 99 112
Octal 132 143 160
Hexa #5a #63 #70
Binary 01011010 01100011 01110000
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 19 11 0 56
Octal 23 13 0 70
Hexa #13 #0b #00 #38
Binary 00010011 00001011 00000000 00111000

Analogous Colors of #5a6370

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #5a6370 — which has hue 215.5° — its analogous colors are located at 185.5° and 245.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #5a6370.

Triadic Colors of #5a6370

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #5a6370 — which has hue 215.5° — its triadic colors are located at 95.5° and 335.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #5a6370.

Complementary Color of #5a6370

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #5a6370 — which has hue 215.5° — its complementary color is located at 35.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #5a6370.

Split Complementary Colors of #5a6370

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #5a6370 — which has hue 215.5° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 5.5° and 215.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #5a6370.

Tetradic Colors of #5a6370

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #5a6370 — which has hue 215.5° — its tetradic colors are located at 125.5°, 215.5°, 305.5°, and 35.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #5a6370.

Monochromatic Colors of #5a6370

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #5a6370, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #303235 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #8794a8 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #5a6370

We want to make getting started with #5a6370 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #5a6370 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #5a6370 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #5a6370 with other HTML elements.

#5a6370 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #5a6370.
<span style="color: #5a6370;">The color of this text is #5a6370.</span>

#5a6370 Background Color

The background color for this text is #5a6370.
<div style="background-color: #5a6370; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #5a6370.</div>

#5a6370 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #5a6370.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #5a6370;">This color for the shadow of this text is #5a6370.</span>

#5a6370 Border Color

This is a div with border color #5a6370.
<div style="border: #5a6370 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #5a6370.</div>

#5a6370 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #5a6370 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #5a6370; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #5a6370 on a white background.</div></div>

#5a6370 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #5a6370 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #5a6370; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #5a6370 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #5a6370 to White

This is a gradient from #5a6370 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#5a6370,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#5a6370,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#5a6370,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#5a6370,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #5a6370 to white.</div>

Gradient from #5a6370 to Black

This is a gradient from #5a6370 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#5a6370,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#5a6370,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#5a6370,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#5a6370,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #5a6370 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #5a6370

In addition to using #5a6370 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #5a6370 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #5a6370, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 90, Green = 99, Blue = 112). If you need details about the color coordinates of #5a6370 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #5a6370
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(90, 99, 112)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #5a6370; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #5a6370; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #5a6370; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(90, 99, 112);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#5a6370")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:90, green:99, blue:112, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:90 green:99 blue:112 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(90f, 99f, 112f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(90, 99, 112);
 

#5a6370 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #5a6370 the same way. For those with color blindness, #5a6370 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #5a6370 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #5a6370 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #5a6370 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #5a6370 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #5a6370 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 6.1:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #5a6370 would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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