What color is #5B5051?

#5B5051 is a gray, closest to the named color Matterhorn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B5051?

The RGB value is 91, 80, 81: 91 red, 80 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B5051?

The complementary color is #505B5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B5051?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B5051 color

#5B5051 rgb(91, 80, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B5051 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 31.4% green and 31.8% blue (91, 80, 81).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 6% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 11% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Matterhorn (#524B4B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.75:1).

#5B5051 color codes

HEX	`#5B5051`
RGB	`rgb(91, 80, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 31.4%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 6%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 12%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 11%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.11, 4.74, 1.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.11, 4.86, 12.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.668, 8.556, 8.978)`
Decimal	`5984337`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B5051, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #5B5051	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B5051 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #5B5051 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b5051; }
.text { color: #5b5051; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b5051; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 80 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b5051, #5b5550); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #5B5051?: #5B5051 is a gray, closest to the named color Matterhorn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B5051?: The RGB value is 91, 80, 81: 91 red, 80 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B5051?: The complementary color is #505B5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B5051?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.