What color is #5B5855?

#5B5855 is a gray, closest to the named color Heavy Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B5855?

The RGB value is 91, 88, 85: 91 red, 88 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B5855?

The complementary color is #55585B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B5855?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B5855 color

#5B5855 rgb(91, 88, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B5855 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 34.5% green and 33.3% blue (91, 88, 85).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 3% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 7% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Charcoal (#565350), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#5B5855 color codes

HEX	`#5B5855`
RGB	`rgb(91, 88, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 34.5%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 3%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 7%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 7%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.59, 0.59, 2.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.59, 2.25, 74.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.444, 9.86, 9.998)`
Decimal	`5986389`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B5855, 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 #5B5855	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B5855 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	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 #5B5855 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b5855; }
.text { color: #5b5855; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b5855; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 88 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b5855, #5b5b55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5B5855?: #5B5855 is a gray, closest to the named color Heavy Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B5855?: The RGB value is 91, 88, 85: 91 red, 88 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B5855?: The complementary color is #55585B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B5855?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.