What color is #5B585B?

#5B585B is a gray, closest to the named color Cloak Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B585B?

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

What is the complementary color of #5B585B?

The complementary color is #585B58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B585B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B585B color

#5B585B rgb(91, 88, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B585B is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 2% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Cloak Gray (#605E63), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#5B585B color codes

HEX	`#5B585B`
RGB	`rgb(91, 88, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 34.5%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 2%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 3%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.77, 1.83, -1.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.77, 2.25, 324.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.692, 9.959, 11.307)`
Decimal	`5986395`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B585B, 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 #5B585B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B585B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	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 #5B585B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b585b; }
.text { color: #5b585b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b585b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 88 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b585b, #5b585a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5B585B?: #5B585B is a gray, closest to the named color Cloak Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B585B?: The RGB value is 91, 88, 91: 91 red, 88 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B585B?: The complementary color is #585B58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B585B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.