What color is #5B606F?

#5B606F 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 #5B606F?

The RGB value is 91, 96, 111: 91 red, 96 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B606F?

The complementary color is #6F6A5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B606F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B606F color

#5B606F rgb(91, 96, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B606F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 37.6% green and 43.5% blue (91, 96, 111).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 10% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Landscape (#5C606E), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.27:1).

#5B606F color codes

HEX	`#5B606F`
RGB	`rgb(91, 96, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 37.6%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 10%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 18%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 14%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.8, 1.52, -9.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.8, 9.27, 279.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.366, 11.737, 16.703)`
Decimal	`5988463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B606F, 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 #5B606F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B606F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	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 #5B606F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b606f; }
.text { color: #5b606f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b606f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 96 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b606f, #605b6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5B606F?: #5B606F 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 #5B606F?: The RGB value is 91, 96, 111: 91 red, 96 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B606F?: The complementary color is #6F6A5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B606F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.