What color is #5B676D?

#5B676D is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Streets of London. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B676D?

The RGB value is 91, 103, 109: 91 red, 103 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B676D?

The complementary color is #6D615B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B676D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B676D color

#5B676D rgb(91, 103, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B676D is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 40.4% green and 42.7% blue (91, 103, 109).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 9% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Streets of London (#59656D), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#5B676D color codes

HEX	`#5B676D`
RGB	`rgb(91, 103, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 40.4%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 9%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 17%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 6%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.81, -3.17, -4.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.81, 5.85, 237.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.924, 13.029, 16.352)`
Decimal	`5990253`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B676D, 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 #5B676D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B676D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	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 #5B676D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b676d; }
.text { color: #5b676d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b676d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 103 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b676d, #5b5e6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5B676D?: #5B676D is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Streets of London. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B676D?: The RGB value is 91, 103, 109: 91 red, 103 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B676D?: The complementary color is #6D615B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B676D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.