What color is #5B646C?

#5B646C is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Streets of London. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B646C?

The RGB value is 91, 100, 108: 91 red, 100 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B646C?

The complementary color is #6C635B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B646C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B646C color

#5B646C rgb(91, 100, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B646C is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 39.2% green and 42.4% blue (91, 100, 108).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 9% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Streets of London (#59656D), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.03:1).

#5B646C color codes

HEX	`#5B646C`
RGB	`rgb(91, 100, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 39.2%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 9%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 16%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 7%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.88, -1.62, -5.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.88, 5.91, 254.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.578, 12.421, 15.972)`
Decimal	`5989484`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B646C, 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 #5B646C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B646C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	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 #5B646C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b646c; }
.text { color: #5b646c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b646c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 100 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b646c, #5b5c6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5B646C?: #5B646C is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Streets of London. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B646C?: The RGB value is 91, 100, 108: 91 red, 100 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B646C?: The complementary color is #6C635B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B646C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.