What color is #5B5650?

#5B5650 is a gray, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B5650?

The RGB value is 91, 86, 80: 91 red, 86 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B5650?

The complementary color is #50555B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B5650?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B5650 color

#5B5650 rgb(91, 86, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B5650 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 33.7% green and 31.4% blue (91, 86, 80).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 6% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 12% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Masala (#57534B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.26:1).

#5B5650 color codes

HEX	`#5B5650`
RGB	`rgb(91, 86, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 33.7%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 6%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 12%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 12%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.85, 0.84, 4.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.85, 4.3, 78.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.09, 9.459, 8.935)`
Decimal	`5985872`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B5650, 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 #5B5650	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B5650 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	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 #5B5650 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b5650; }
.text { color: #5b5650; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b5650; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 86 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b5650, #5a5b50); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #5B5650?: #5B5650 is a gray, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B5650?: The RGB value is 91, 86, 80: 91 red, 86 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B5650?: The complementary color is #50555B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B5650?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.