What color is #5B6173?

#5B6173 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 #5B6173?

The RGB value is 91, 97, 115: 91 red, 97 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B6173?

The complementary color is #736D5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B6173?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B6173 color

#5B6173 rgb(91, 97, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B6173 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 38% green and 45.1% blue (91, 97, 115).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 12% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Landscape (#5C606E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#5B6173 color codes

HEX	`#5B6173`
RGB	`rgb(91, 97, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 38%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 12%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 21%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 16%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.23, 1.91, -10.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.23, 11.09, 279.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.683, 12.011, 17.919)`
Decimal	`5988723`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B6173, 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 #5B6173	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B6173 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	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 #5B6173 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b6173; }
.text { color: #5b6173; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b6173; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 97 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b6173, #615b73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5B6173?: #5B6173 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 #5B6173?: The RGB value is 91, 97, 115: 91 red, 97 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B6173?: The complementary color is #736D5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B6173?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.