What color is #5B6E76?

#5B6E76 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Silent Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B6E76?

The RGB value is 91, 110, 118: 91 red, 110 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B6E76?

The complementary color is #76635B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B6E76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B6E76 color

#5B6E76 rgb(91, 110, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B6E76 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 43.1% green and 46.3% blue (91, 110, 118).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 13% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Silent Night (#526771), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#5B6E76 color codes

HEX	`#5B6E76`
RGB	`rgb(91, 110, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 43.1%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 13%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 23%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 7%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.2, -5.12, -6.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.2, 8.5, 232.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.159, 14.684, 19.277)`
Decimal	`5992054`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B6E76, 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 #5B6E76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B6E76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #5B6E76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b6e76; }
.text { color: #5b6e76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b6e76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 110 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b6e76, #5b6076); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #5B6E76?: #5B6E76 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Silent Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B6E76?: The RGB value is 91, 110, 118: 91 red, 110 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B6E76?: The complementary color is #76635B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B6E76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.