What color is #5B604E?

#5B604E is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B604E?

The RGB value is 91, 96, 78: 91 red, 96 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B604E?

The complementary color is #534E60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B604E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B604E color

#5B604E rgb(91, 96, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B604E is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 37.6% green and 30.6% blue (91, 96, 78).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 10% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.51:1).

#5B604E color codes

HEX	`#5B604E`
RGB	`rgb(91, 96, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 37.6%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 10%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 19%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 19%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.82, -5.55, 9.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.82, 11.13, 119.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.872, 11.14, 8.836)`
Decimal	`5988430`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B604E, 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 #5B604E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B604E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	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 #5B604E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b604e; }
.text { color: #5b604e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b604e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 96 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b604e, #52604e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5B604E?: #5B604E is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B604E?: The RGB value is 91, 96, 78: 91 red, 96 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B604E?: The complementary color is #534E60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B604E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.