What color is #5B6155?

#5B6155 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B6155?

The RGB value is 91, 97, 85: 91 red, 97 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B6155?

The complementary color is #5B5561, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B6155?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B6155 color

#5B6155 rgb(91, 97, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B6155 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 38% green and 33.3% blue (91, 97, 85).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 7% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.39:1).

#5B6155 color codes

HEX	`#5B6155`
RGB	`rgb(91, 97, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 38%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 7%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 12%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 12%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.29, -4.82, 6.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.29, 7.74, 128.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.229, 11.429, 10.26)`
Decimal	`5988693`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B6155, 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 #5B6155	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B6155 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	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 #5B6155 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b6155; }
.text { color: #5b6155; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b6155; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 97 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b6155, #556155); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5B6155?: #5B6155 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B6155?: The RGB value is 91, 97, 85: 91 red, 97 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B6155?: The complementary color is #5B5561, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B6155?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.