What color is #5B5756?

#5B5756 is a gray, closest to the named color Smokescreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B5756?

The RGB value is 91, 87, 86: 91 red, 87 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B5756?

The complementary color is #565A5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B5756?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B5756 color

#5B5756 rgb(91, 87, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B5756 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 34.1% green and 33.7% blue (91, 87, 86).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 3% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 5% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Smokescreen (#5E5755), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.14:1).

#5B5756 color codes

HEX	`#5B5756`
RGB	`rgb(91, 87, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 34.1%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 3%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 5%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 5%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.32, 1.41, 1.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.32, 1.82, 39.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.402, 9.712, 10.182)`
Decimal	`5986134`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B5756, 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 #5B5756	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B5756 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	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 #5B5756 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b5756; }
.text { color: #5b5756; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b5756; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 87 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b5756, #5b5a56); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5B5756?: #5B5756 is a gray, closest to the named color Smokescreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B5756?: The RGB value is 91, 87, 86: 91 red, 87 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B5756?: The complementary color is #565A5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B5756?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.