What color is #5B655E?

#5B655E is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B655E?

The RGB value is 91, 101, 94: 91 red, 101 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B655E?

The complementary color is #655B62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B655E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B655E color

#5B655E rgb(91, 101, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B655E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 39.6% green and 36.9% blue (91, 101, 94).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 5% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#5B655E color codes

HEX	`#5B655E`
RGB	`rgb(91, 101, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 39.6%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 5%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 10%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 7%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.75, -5.35, 2.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.75, 5.97, 153.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.988, 12.34, 12.39)`
Decimal	`5989726`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B655E, 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 #5B655E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B655E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	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 #5B655E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b655e; }
.text { color: #5b655e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b655e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 101 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b655e, #5b6563); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5B655E?: #5B655E is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B655E?: The RGB value is 91, 101, 94: 91 red, 101 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B655E?: The complementary color is #655B62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B655E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.