What color is #5B5665?

#5B5665 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B5665?

The RGB value is 91, 86, 101: 91 red, 86 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B5665?

The complementary color is #606556, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B5665?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B5665 color

#5B5665 rgb(91, 86, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B5665 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 33.7% green and 39.6% blue (91, 86, 101).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 8% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Freefall (#565266), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#5B5665 color codes

HEX	`#5B5665`
RGB	`rgb(91, 86, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 33.7%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 8%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 15%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 15%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.52, 5.3, -7.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.52, 9.51, 303.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.991, 9.819, 13.678)`
Decimal	`5985893`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B5665, 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 #5B5665	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B5665 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #5B5665 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b5665; }
.text { color: #5b5665; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b5665; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 86 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b5665, #625665); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5B5665?: #5B5665 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B5665?: The RGB value is 91, 86, 101: 91 red, 86 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B5665?: The complementary color is #606556, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B5665?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.