What color is #5B5860?

#5B5860 is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B5860?

The RGB value is 91, 88, 96: 91 red, 88 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B5860?

The complementary color is #5D6058, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B5860?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B5860 color

#5B5860 rgb(91, 88, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B5860 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 34.5% green and 37.6% blue (91, 88, 96).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 4% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Wonder Wine (#635D63), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#5B5860 color codes

HEX	`#5B5860`
RGB	`rgb(91, 88, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 34.5%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 4%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 8%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 8%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.93, 2.92, -4.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.93, 5.09, 304.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.915, 10.048, 12.481)`
Decimal	`5986400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B5860, 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 #5B5860	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B5860 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #5B5860 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b5860; }
.text { color: #5b5860; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b5860; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 88 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b5860, #5f5860); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5B5860?: #5B5860 is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B5860?: The RGB value is 91, 88, 96: 91 red, 88 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B5860?: The complementary color is #5D6058, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B5860?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.