What color is #5B5D68?

#5B5D68 is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Landscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B5D68?

The RGB value is 91, 93, 104: 91 red, 93 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B5D68?

The complementary color is #68665B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B5D68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B5D68 color

#5B5D68 rgb(91, 93, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B5D68 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 36.5% green and 40.8% blue (91, 93, 104).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 7% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Landscape (#5C606E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#5B5D68 color codes

HEX	`#5B5D68`
RGB	`rgb(91, 93, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 36.5%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 7%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 12%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 11%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.67, 1.68, -6.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.67, 6.74, 284.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.727, 11.052, 14.662)`
Decimal	`5987688`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B5D68, 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 #5B5D68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B5D68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	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 #5B5D68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b5d68; }
.text { color: #5b5d68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b5d68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 93 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b5d68, #605b68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5B5D68?: #5B5D68 is a gray, closest to the named color Concrete Landscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B5D68?: The RGB value is 91, 93, 104: 91 red, 93 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B5D68?: The complementary color is #68665B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B5D68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.