What color is #5B5A6C?

#5B5A6C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B5A6C?

The RGB value is 91, 90, 108: 91 red, 90 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B5A6C?

The complementary color is #6B6C5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B5A6C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B5A6C color

#5B5A6C rgb(91, 90, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B5A6C is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 35.3% green and 42.4% blue (91, 90, 108).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 9% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Smoky (#605D6B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.72:1).

#5B5A6C color codes

HEX	`#5B5A6C`
RGB	`rgb(91, 90, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 35.3%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 9%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 17%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 17%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.93, 4.48, -10.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.93, 11.05, 293.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.677, 10.619, 15.672)`
Decimal	`5986924`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B5A6C, 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 #5B5A6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B5A6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	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 #5B5A6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b5a6c; }
.text { color: #5b5a6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b5a6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 90 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b5a6c, #645a6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5B5A6C?: #5B5A6C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B5A6C?: The RGB value is 91, 90, 108: 91 red, 90 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B5A6C?: The complementary color is #6B6C5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B5A6C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.