What color is #5B6679?

#5B6679 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 #5B6679?

The RGB value is 91, 102, 121: 91 red, 102 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B6679?

The complementary color is #796E5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B6679?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B6679 color

#5B6679 rgb(91, 102, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B6679 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 40% green and 47.5% blue (91, 102, 121).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 14% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Shadow (#566373), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#5B6679 color codes

HEX	`#5B6679`
RGB	`rgb(91, 102, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 40%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 14%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 25%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 16%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.92, 0.39, -12.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.92, 12.02, 271.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.516, 13.107, 19.956)`
Decimal	`5990009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B6679, 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 #5B6679	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B6679 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	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 #5B6679 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b6679; }
.text { color: #5b6679; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b6679; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 102 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b6679, #5f5b79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5B6679?: #5B6679 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 #5B6679?: The RGB value is 91, 102, 121: 91 red, 102 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B6679?: The complementary color is #796E5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B6679?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.