What color is #5B6366?

#5B6366 is a gray, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B6366?

The RGB value is 91, 99, 102: 91 red, 99 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B6366?

The complementary color is #665E5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B6366?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B6366 color

#5B6366 rgb(91, 99, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B6366 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 38.8% green and 40% blue (91, 99, 102).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 6% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Yacht Club (#566062), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#5B6366 color codes

HEX	`#5B6366`
RGB	`rgb(91, 99, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 38.8%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 6%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 11%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 3%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.39, -2.41, -2.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.39, 3.66, 228.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.174, 12.107, 14.316)`
Decimal	`5989222`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B6366, 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 #5B6366	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B6366 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	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 #5B6366 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b6366; }
.text { color: #5b6366; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b6366; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 99 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b6366, #5b5e66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5B6366?: #5B6366 is a gray, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B6366?: The RGB value is 91, 99, 102: 91 red, 99 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B6366?: The complementary color is #665E5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B6366?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.