What color is #5B6270?

#5B6270 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 #5B6270?

The RGB value is 91, 98, 112: 91 red, 98 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B6270?

The complementary color is #70695B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B6270?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B6270 color

#5B6270 rgb(91, 98, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B6270 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 38.4% green and 43.9% blue (91, 98, 112).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 10% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Landscape (#5C606E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#5B6270 color codes

HEX	`#5B6270`
RGB	`rgb(91, 98, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 38.4%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 10%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 19%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 13%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.42, 0.55, -8.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.42, 8.83, 273.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.606, 12.129, 17.056)`
Decimal	`5988976`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B6270, 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 #5B6270	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B6270 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	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 #5B6270 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b6270; }
.text { color: #5b6270; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b6270; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 98 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b6270, #5f5b70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5B6270?: #5B6270 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 #5B6270?: The RGB value is 91, 98, 112: 91 red, 98 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B6270?: The complementary color is #70695B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B6270?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.