What color is #5B5F4B?

#5B5F4B is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Tree of Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B5F4B?

The RGB value is 91, 95, 75: 91 red, 95 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B5F4B?

The complementary color is #4F4B5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B5F4B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B5F4B color

#5B5F4B rgb(91, 95, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B5F4B is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 37.3% green and 29.4% blue (91, 95, 75).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 12% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Tree of Life (#595D45), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#5B5F4B color codes

HEX	`#5B5F4B`
RGB	`rgb(91, 95, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 37.3%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 12%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 21%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 21%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.44, -5.49, 10.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.44, 12.25, 116.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.676, 10.917, 8.253)`
Decimal	`5988171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B5F4B, 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 #5B5F4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B5F4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	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 #5B5F4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b5f4b; }
.text { color: #5b5f4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b5f4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 95 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b5f4b, #515f4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5B5F4B?: #5B5F4B is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Tree of Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B5F4B?: The RGB value is 91, 95, 75: 91 red, 95 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B5F4B?: The complementary color is #4F4B5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B5F4B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.