What color is #5B6358?

#5B6358 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B6358?

The RGB value is 91, 99, 88: 91 red, 99 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B6358?

The complementary color is #605863, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B6358?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B6358 color

#5B6358 rgb(91, 99, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B6358 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 38.8% green and 34.5% blue (91, 99, 88).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 6% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#5B6358 color codes

HEX	`#5B6358`
RGB	`rgb(91, 99, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 38.8%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 6%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 11%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 11%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.98, -5.41, 5.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.98, 7.5, 136.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.537, 11.852, 10.963)`
Decimal	`5989208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B6358, 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 #5B6358	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B6358 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	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 #5B6358 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b6358; }
.text { color: #5b6358; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b6358; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 99 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b6358, #58635b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5B6358?: #5B6358 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B6358?: The RGB value is 91, 99, 88: 91 red, 99 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B6358?: The complementary color is #605863, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B6358?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.