What color is #5B656A?

#5B656A is a gray, closest to the named color Streets of London. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B656A?

The RGB value is 91, 101, 106: 91 red, 101 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B656A?

The complementary color is #6A605B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B656A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B656A color

#5B656A rgb(91, 101, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B656A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 39.6% green and 41.6% blue (91, 101, 106).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 8% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Streets of London (#59656D), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#5B656A color codes

HEX	`#5B656A`
RGB	`rgb(91, 101, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 39.6%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 8%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 14%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 5%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.11, -2.69, -4.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.11, 4.92, 236.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.569, 12.572, 15.45)`
Decimal	`5989738`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B656A, 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 #5B656A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B656A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	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 #5B656A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b656a; }
.text { color: #5b656a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b656a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 101 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b656a, #5b5e6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5B656A?: #5B656A is a gray, closest to the named color Streets of London. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B656A?: The RGB value is 91, 101, 106: 91 red, 101 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B656A?: The complementary color is #6A605B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B656A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.