What color is #5B6B5B?

#5B6B5B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B6B5B?

The RGB value is 91, 107, 91: 91 red, 107 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B6B5B?

The complementary color is #6B5B6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B6B5B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B6B5B color

#5B6B5B rgb(91, 107, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B6B5B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 42% green and 35.7% blue (91, 107, 91).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 8% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#5B6B5B color codes

HEX	`#5B6B5B`
RGB	`rgb(91, 107, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 42%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 8%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 15%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 15%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.5, -9.45, 6.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.5, 11.74, 143.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.46, 13.495, 11.896)`
Decimal	`5991259`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B6B5B, 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 #5B6B5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B6B5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	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 #5B6B5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b6b5b; }
.text { color: #5b6b5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b6b5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 107 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b6b5b, #5b6b63); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5B6B5B?: #5B6B5B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B6B5B?: The RGB value is 91, 107, 91: 91 red, 107 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B6B5B?: The complementary color is #6B5B6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B6B5B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.