What color is #5B5E61?

#5B5E61 is a gray, closest to the named color Blindfolded. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B5E61?

The RGB value is 91, 94, 97: 91 red, 94 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B5E61?

The complementary color is #615E5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B5E61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B5E61 color

#5B5E61 rgb(91, 94, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B5E61 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 36.9% green and 38% blue (91, 94, 97).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 3% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Blindfolded (#5A5E61), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.52:1).

#5B5E61 color codes

HEX	`#5B5E61`
RGB	`rgb(91, 94, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 36.9%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 3%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 6%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 3%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.74, -0.52, -2.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.74, 2.19, 256.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.474, 11.093, 12.896)`
Decimal	`5987937`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B5E61, 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 #5B5E61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B5E61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	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 #5B5E61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b5e61; }
.text { color: #5b5e61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b5e61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 94 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b5e61, #5b5b61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5B5E61?: #5B5E61 is a gray, closest to the named color Blindfolded. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B5E61?: The RGB value is 91, 94, 97: 91 red, 94 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B5E61?: The complementary color is #615E5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B5E61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.