What color is #5B5F6D?

#5B5F6D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Concrete Landscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B5F6D?

The RGB value is 91, 95, 109: 91 red, 95 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B5F6D?

The complementary color is #6D695B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B5F6D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B5F6D color

#5B5F6D rgb(91, 95, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B5F6D is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 37.3% green and 42.7% blue (91, 95, 109).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 9% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Landscape (#5C606E), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.36:1).

#5B5F6D color codes

HEX	`#5B5F6D`
RGB	`rgb(91, 95, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 37.3%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 9%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 17%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 13%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.43, 1.65, -8.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.43, 8.62, 281.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.166, 11.513, 16.099)`
Decimal	`5988205`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B5F6D, 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 #5B5F6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B5F6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	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 #5B5F6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b5f6d; }
.text { color: #5b5f6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b5f6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 95 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b5f6d, #605b6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5B5F6D?: #5B5F6D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Concrete Landscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B5F6D?: The RGB value is 91, 95, 109: 91 red, 95 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B5F6D?: The complementary color is #6D695B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B5F6D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.