#5B5857 Color

#5B5857 is rgb(91, 88, 87) in RGB and hsl(15, 2%, 35%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#5B5857

HEX#5B5857

RGBrgb(91, 88, 87)

HSLhsl(15, 2%, 35%)

HSVhsv(15, 4%, 36%)

OKLCHoklch(46.3% 0.004 39.5)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 3%, 4%, 64%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5B5857 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text7.05:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.98:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5B5857 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5B5857 Complementary#575A5B Analogous#5B5758 Analogous#5B5A57 Triadic#575B58 Triadic#58575B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5B5857, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#726F6E #8A8685 #A09D9C #B7B4B4 #CDCBCB #E4E3E2

Shades

#514E4D #444241 #393837 #2C2B2A #222120 #151414

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