What color is #5B535B?

#5B535B is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B535B?

The RGB value is 91, 83, 91: 91 red, 83 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B535B?

The complementary color is #535B53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B535B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B535B color

#5B535B rgb(91, 83, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B535B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 32.5% green and 35.7% blue (91, 83, 91).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 5% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.41:1).

#5B535B color codes

HEX	`#5B535B`
RGB	`rgb(91, 83, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 32.5%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 5%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 9%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.3, 4.93, -3.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.3, 6.02, 324.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.296, 9.166, 11.175)`
Decimal	`5985115`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B535B, 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 #5B535B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B535B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	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 #5B535B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b535b; }
.text { color: #5b535b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b535b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 83 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b535b, #5b5357); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5B535B?: #5B535B is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B535B?: The RGB value is 91, 83, 91: 91 red, 83 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B535B?: The complementary color is #535B53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B535B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.