What color is #5B6971?

#5B6971 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 #5B6971?

The RGB value is 91, 105, 113: 91 red, 105 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B6971?

The complementary color is #71635B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B6971?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B6971 color

#5B6971 rgb(91, 105, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B6971 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 41.2% green and 44.3% blue (91, 105, 113).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 11% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Streets of London (#59656D), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#5B6971 color codes

HEX	`#5B6971`
RGB	`rgb(91, 105, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 41.2%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 11%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 19%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 7%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.54, -3.4, -6.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.54, 7.12, 241.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.346, 13.519, 17.579)`
Decimal	`5990769`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B6971, 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 #5B6971	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B6971 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	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 #5B6971 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b6971; }
.text { color: #5b6971; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b6971; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 105 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b6971, #5b5e71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5B6971?: #5B6971 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 #5B6971?: The RGB value is 91, 105, 113: 91 red, 105 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B6971?: The complementary color is #71635B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B6971?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.