What color is #5B6F65?

#5B6F65 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B6F65?

The RGB value is 91, 111, 101: 91 red, 111 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B6F65?

The complementary color is #6F5B65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B6F65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B6F65 color

#5B6F65 rgb(91, 111, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B6F65 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 43.5% green and 39.6% blue (91, 111, 101).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 10% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 56% 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 5.38:1).

#5B6F65 color codes

HEX	`#5B6F65`
RGB	`rgb(91, 111, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 43.5%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 10%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 18%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 9%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.99, -9.65, 3.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.99, 10.13, 162.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.347, 14.532, 14.464)`
Decimal	`5992293`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B6F65, 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 #5B6F65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B6F65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	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 #5B6F65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b6f65; }
.text { color: #5b6f65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b6f65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 111 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b6f65, #5b6f6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5B6F65?: #5B6F65 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B6F65?: The RGB value is 91, 111, 101: 91 red, 111 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B6F65?: The complementary color is #6F5B65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B6F65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.