What color is #5B5A70?

#5B5A70 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B5A70?

The RGB value is 91, 90, 112: 91 red, 90 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B5A70?

The complementary color is #6F705A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B5A70?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B5A70 color

#5B5A70 rgb(91, 90, 112)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5B5A70 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 35.3% green and 43.9% blue (91, 90, 112).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 11% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Magic (#555570), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#5B5A70 color codes

HEX	`#5B5A70`
RGB	`rgb(91, 90, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 35.3%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 11%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 20%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 20%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.08, 5.46, -12.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.08, 13.5, 293.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.895, 10.706, 16.819)`
Decimal	`5986928`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B5A70, 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 #5B5A70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B5A70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	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 #5B5A70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b5a70; }
.text { color: #5b5a70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b5a70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 90 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b5a70, #665a70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5B5A70?: #5B5A70 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B5A70?: The RGB value is 91, 90, 112: 91 red, 90 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B5A70?: The complementary color is #6F705A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B5A70?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.