What color is #5B665E?

#5B665E is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B665E?

The RGB value is 91, 102, 94: 91 red, 102 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B665E?

The complementary color is #665B63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B665E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B665E color

#5B665E rgb(91, 102, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B665E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 40% green and 36.9% blue (91, 102, 94).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 6% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#5B665E color codes

HEX	`#5B665E`
RGB	`rgb(91, 102, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 40%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 6%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 11%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 8%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.05, -5.94, 3.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.05, 6.69, 152.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.086, 12.535, 12.423)`
Decimal	`5989982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B665E, 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 #5B665E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B665E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	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 #5B665E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b665e; }
.text { color: #5b665e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b665e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 102 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b665e, #5b6663); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5B665E?: #5B665E is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B665E?: The RGB value is 91, 102, 94: 91 red, 102 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B665E?: The complementary color is #665B63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B665E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.