What color is #5B5557?

#5B5557 is a gray, closest to the named color Smokescreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B5557?

The RGB value is 91, 85, 87: 91 red, 85 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B5557?

The complementary color is #555B59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B5557?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B5557 color

#5B5557 rgb(91, 85, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B5557 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 33.3% green and 34.1% blue (91, 85, 87).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 3% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 4% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Smokescreen (#5E5755), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.29:1).

#5B5557 color codes

HEX	`#5B5557`
RGB	`rgb(91, 85, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 33.3%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 3%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 7%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 4%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.76, 2.84, -0.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.76, 2.86, 354.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.283, 9.409, 10.342)`
Decimal	`5985623`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B5557, 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 #5B5557	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B5557 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	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 #5B5557 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b5557; }
.text { color: #5b5557; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b5557; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 85 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b5557, #5b5655); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5B5557?: #5B5557 is a gray, closest to the named color Smokescreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B5557?: The RGB value is 91, 85, 87: 91 red, 85 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B5557?: The complementary color is #555B59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B5557?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.