What color is #5B5A60?

#5B5A60 is a gray, closest to the named color Cloak Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B5A60?

The RGB value is 91, 90, 96: 91 red, 90 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B5A60?

The complementary color is #5F605A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B5A60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B5A60 color

#5B5A60 rgb(91, 90, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B5A60 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 35.3% green and 37.6% blue (91, 90, 96).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 3% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Cloak Gray (#605E63), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.83:1).

#5B5A60 color codes

HEX	`#5B5A60`
RGB	`rgb(91, 90, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 35.3%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 3%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 6%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 6%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.52, 1.69, -3.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.52, 3.71, 297.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.081, 10.381, 12.537)`
Decimal	`5986912`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B5A60, 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 #5B5A60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B5A60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	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 #5B5A60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b5a60; }
.text { color: #5b5a60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b5a60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 90 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b5a60, #5e5a60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5B5A60?: #5B5A60 is a gray, closest to the named color Cloak Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B5A60?: The RGB value is 91, 90, 96: 91 red, 90 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B5A60?: The complementary color is #5F605A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B5A60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.