What color is #5B6E6F?

#5B6E6F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B6E6F?

The RGB value is 91, 110, 111: 91 red, 110 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B6E6F?

The complementary color is #6F5C5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B6E6F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B6E6F color

#5B6E6F rgb(91, 110, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B6E6F is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 43.1% green and 43.5% blue (91, 110, 111).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 10% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Wrapped in Twilight (#5F6D6E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#5B6E6F color codes

HEX	`#5B6E6F`
RGB	`rgb(91, 110, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 43.1%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 10%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 18%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 1%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.97, -6.81, -2.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.97, 7.41, 203.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.759, 14.523, 17.167)`
Decimal	`5992047`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B6E6F, 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 #5B6E6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B6E6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	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 #5B6E6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b6e6f; }
.text { color: #5b6e6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b6e6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 110 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b6e6f, #5b646f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5B6E6F?: #5B6E6F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B6E6F?: The RGB value is 91, 110, 111: 91 red, 110 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B6E6F?: The complementary color is #6F5C5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B6E6F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.