What color is #5B6B67?

#5B6B67 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B6B67?

The RGB value is 91, 107, 103: 91 red, 107 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B6B67?

The complementary color is #6B5B5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B6B67?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B6B67 color

#5B6B67 rgb(91, 107, 103)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B6B67 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 42% green and 40.4% blue (91, 107, 103).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 8% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#5B6B67 color codes

HEX	`#5B6B67`
RGB	`rgb(91, 107, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 42%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 8%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 15%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 4%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.83, -6.9, 0.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.83, 6.91, 178.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.02, 13.719, 14.844)`
Decimal	`5991271`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B6B67, 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 #5B6B67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B6B67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	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 #5B6B67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b6b67; }
.text { color: #5b6b67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b6b67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 107 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b6b67, #5b676b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5B6B67?: #5B6B67 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B6B67?: The RGB value is 91, 107, 103: 91 red, 107 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B6B67?: The complementary color is #6B5B5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B6B67?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.