What color is #5B595E?

#5B595E is a gray, closest to the named color Cloak Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B595E?

The RGB value is 91, 89, 94: 91 red, 89 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B595E?

The complementary color is #5C5E59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B595E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B595E color

#5B595E rgb(91, 89, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B595E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 34.9% green and 36.9% blue (91, 89, 94).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 3% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Cloak Gray (#605E63), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

#5B595E color codes

HEX	`#5B595E`
RGB	`rgb(91, 89, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 34.9%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 3%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 5%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 5%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.16, 1.87, -2.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.16, 3.19, 305.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.907, 10.177, 12.03)`
Decimal	`5986654`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B595E, 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 #5B595E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B595E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	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 #5B595E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b595e; }
.text { color: #5b595e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b595e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 89 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b595e, #5e595e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5B595E?: #5B595E is a gray, closest to the named color Cloak Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B595E?: The RGB value is 91, 89, 94: 91 red, 89 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B595E?: The complementary color is #5C5E59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B595E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.