What color is #5B5863?

#5B5863 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B5863?

The RGB value is 91, 88, 99: 91 red, 88 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B5863?

The complementary color is #606358, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B5863?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B5863 color

#5B5863 rgb(91, 88, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B5863 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 34.5% green and 38.8% blue (91, 88, 99).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 6% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Smoky (#605D6B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.95:1).

#5B5863 color codes

HEX	`#5B5863`
RGB	`rgb(91, 88, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 34.5%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 6%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 11%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 11%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.03, 3.6, -5.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.03, 6.9, 301.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.056, 10.104, 13.223)`
Decimal	`5986403`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B5863, 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 #5B5863	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B5863 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	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 #5B5863 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b5863; }
.text { color: #5b5863; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b5863; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 88 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b5863, #615863); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5B5863?: #5B5863 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B5863?: The RGB value is 91, 88, 99: 91 red, 88 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B5863?: The complementary color is #606358, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B5863?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.