What color is #5B6961?

#5B6961 is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B6961?

The RGB value is 91, 105, 97: 91 red, 105 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B6961?

The complementary color is #695B63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B6961?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B6961 color

#5B6961 rgb(91, 105, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B6961 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 41.2% green and 38% blue (91, 105, 97).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 7% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#5B6961 color codes

HEX	`#5B6961`
RGB	`rgb(91, 105, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 41.2%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 7%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 13%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 8%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.05, -7.05, 2.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.05, 7.56, 158.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.523, 13.19, 13.246)`
Decimal	`5990753`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B6961, 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 #5B6961	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B6961 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	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 #5B6961 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b6961; }
.text { color: #5b6961; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b6961; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 105 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b6961, #5b6968); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5B6961?: #5B6961 is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B6961?: The RGB value is 91, 105, 97: 91 red, 105 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B6961?: The complementary color is #695B63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B6961?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.