What color is #5B696A?

#5B696A 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 #5B696A?

The RGB value is 91, 105, 106: 91 red, 105 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B696A?

The complementary color is #6A5C5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B696A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B696A color

#5B696A rgb(91, 105, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B696A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 41.2% green and 41.6% blue (91, 105, 106).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 8% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Wrapped in Twilight (#5F6D6E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.72:1).

#5B696A color codes

HEX	`#5B696A`
RGB	`rgb(91, 105, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 41.2%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 8%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 14%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 1%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.31, -5.05, -2.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.31, 5.57, 204.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.967, 13.368, 15.583)`
Decimal	`5990762`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B696A, 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 #5B696A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B696A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	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 #5B696A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b696a; }
.text { color: #5b696a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b696a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 105 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b696a, #5b626a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5B696A?: #5B696A 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 #5B696A?: The RGB value is 91, 105, 106: 91 red, 105 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B696A?: The complementary color is #6A5C5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B696A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.