What color is #5B665C?

#5B665C is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B665C?

The RGB value is 91, 102, 92: 91 red, 102 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B665C?

The complementary color is #665B65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B665C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B665C color

#5B665C rgb(91, 102, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B665C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 40% green and 36.1% blue (91, 102, 92).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 6% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

#5B665C color codes

HEX	`#5B665C`
RGB	`rgb(91, 102, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 40%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 6%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 11%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 10%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42, -6.36, 4.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42, 7.63, 146.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.997, 12.499, 11.956)`
Decimal	`5989980`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B665C, 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 #5B665C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B665C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	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 #5B665C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b665c; }
.text { color: #5b665c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b665c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 102 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b665c, #5b6662); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5B665C?: #5B665C is a gray, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B665C?: The RGB value is 91, 102, 92: 91 red, 102 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B665C?: The complementary color is #665B65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B665C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.