What color is #5B5D59?

#5B5D59 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B5D59?

The RGB value is 91, 93, 89: 91 red, 93 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B5D59?

The complementary color is #5B595D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B5D59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B5D59 color

#5B5D59 rgb(91, 93, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B5D59 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 36.5% green and 34.9% blue (91, 93, 89).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 2% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#5B5D59 color codes

HEX	`#5B5D59`
RGB	`rgb(91, 93, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 36.5%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 2%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 4%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 4%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.2, -1.63, 2.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.2, 2.59, 128.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.032, 10.774, 11)`
Decimal	`5987673`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B5D59, 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 #5B5D59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B5D59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	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 #5B5D59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b5d59; }
.text { color: #5b5d59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b5d59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 93 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b5d59, #595d59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5B5D59?: #5B5D59 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B5D59?: The RGB value is 91, 93, 89: 91 red, 93 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B5D59?: The complementary color is #5B595D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B5D59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.