What color is #5B645F?

#5B645F is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B645F?

The RGB value is 91, 100, 95: 91 red, 100 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B645F?

The complementary color is #645B60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B645F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B645F color

#5B645F rgb(91, 100, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B645F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 39.2% green and 37.3% blue (91, 100, 95).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 5% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

#5B645F color codes

HEX	`#5B645F`
RGB	`rgb(91, 100, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 39.2%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 5%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 9%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 5%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.48, -4.55, 1.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.48, 4.84, 160.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.937, 12.165, 12.596)`
Decimal	`5989471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B645F, 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 #5B645F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B645F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	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 #5B645F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b645f; }
.text { color: #5b645f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b645f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 100 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b645f, #5b6464); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5B645F?: #5B645F is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B645F?: The RGB value is 91, 100, 95: 91 red, 100 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B645F?: The complementary color is #645B60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B645F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.