#5B555E Color

#5B555E is rgb(91, 85, 94) in RGB and hsl(280, 5%, 35%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#5B555E

HEX#5B555E

RGBrgb(91, 85, 94)

HSLhsl(280, 5%, 35%)

HSVhsv(280, 10%, 37%)

OKLCHoklch(45.8% 0.016 314.7)

CMYKcmyk(3%, 10%, 0%, 63%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5B555E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text7.23:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.91:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5B555E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5B555E Complementary#585E55 Analogous#56555E Analogous#5E555C Triadic#5E5B55 Triadic#555E5B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5B555E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#726B76 #89818D #A099A3 #B6B1B9 #CDC9CF #E3E2E4

Shades

#504B53 #433F46 #39353B #2C292E #221F23 #151315

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