What color is #5B6572?

#5B6572 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Midnight Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B6572?

The RGB value is 91, 101, 114: 91 red, 101 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B6572?

The complementary color is #72685B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B6572?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B6572 color

#5B6572 rgb(91, 101, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B6572 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 39.6% green and 44.7% blue (91, 101, 114).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 11% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Shadow (#566373), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#5B6572 color codes

HEX	`#5B6572`
RGB	`rgb(91, 101, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 39.6%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 11%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 20%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 11%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.38, -0.77, -8.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.38, 8.63, 264.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.005, 12.746, 17.744)`
Decimal	`5989746`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B6572, 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 #5B6572	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B6572 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	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 #5B6572 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b6572; }
.text { color: #5b6572; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b6572; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 101 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b6572, #5d5b72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5B6572?: #5B6572 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Midnight Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B6572?: The RGB value is 91, 101, 114: 91 red, 101 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B6572?: The complementary color is #72685B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B6572?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.