#5B5257 Color

#5B5257 is rgb(91, 82, 87) in RGB and hsl(327, 5%, 34%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#5B5257

HEX#5B5257

RGBrgb(91, 82, 87)

HSLhsl(327, 5%, 34%)

HSVhsv(327, 10%, 36%)

OKLCHoklch(44.9% 0.014 343.1)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 10%, 4%, 64%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5B5257 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text7.53:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.79:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5B5257 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5B5257 Complementary#525B56 Analogous#5B525B Analogous#5B5253 Triadic#575B52 Triadic#52575B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5B5257, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#73686E #8B7E85 #A1979C #B9B1B5 #CFC9CC #E4E2E3

Shades

#50494D #433D40 #383336 #2E292C #231F21 #151315

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