What color is #5B6763?

#5B6763 is a gray, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B6763?

The RGB value is 91, 103, 99: 91 red, 103 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B6763?

The complementary color is #675B5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B6763?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B6763 color

#5B6763 rgb(91, 103, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B6763 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 40.4% green and 38.8% blue (91, 103, 99).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 6% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Wrapped in Twilight (#5F6D6E), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#5B6763 color codes

HEX	`#5B6763`
RGB	`rgb(91, 103, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 40.4%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 6%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 12%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 4%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.5, -5.45, 0.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.5, 5.5, 172.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.416, 12.825, 13.676)`
Decimal	`5990243`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B6763, 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 #5B6763	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B6763 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	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 #5B6763 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b6763; }
.text { color: #5b6763; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b6763; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 103 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b6763, #5b6567); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5B6763?: #5B6763 is a gray, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B6763?: The RGB value is 91, 103, 99: 91 red, 103 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B6763?: The complementary color is #675B5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B6763?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.