What color is #5B657A?

#5B657A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B657A?

The RGB value is 91, 101, 122: 91 red, 101 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B657A?

The complementary color is #7A705B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B657A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B657A color

#5B657A rgb(91, 101, 122)

Shades of blue

The hex color #5B657A is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 39.6% green and 47.8% blue (91, 101, 122).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 15% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Ashen Whisper (#646B7A), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#5B657A color codes

HEX	`#5B657A`
RGB	`rgb(91, 101, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 39.6%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 15%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 25%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 17%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.67, 1.26, -13.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.67, 13.07, 275.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.48, 12.936, 20.248)`
Decimal	`5989754`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B657A, 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 #5B657A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B657A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	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 #5B657A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b657a; }
.text { color: #5b657a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b657a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 101 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b657a, #605b7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5B657A?: #5B657A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Ashen Whisper. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B657A?: The RGB value is 91, 101, 122: 91 red, 101 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B657A?: The complementary color is #7A705B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B657A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.