#5B596E Color

#5B596E is rgb(91, 89, 110) in RGB and hsl(246, 11%, 39%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#5B596E

HEX#5B596E

RGBrgb(91, 89, 110)

HSLhsl(246, 11%, 39%)

HSVhsv(246, 19%, 43%)

OKLCHoklch(47.4% 0.034 289.4)

CMYKcmyk(17%, 19%, 0%, 57%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5B596E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.78:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.1:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5B596E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5B596E Complementary#6C6E59 Analogous#59616E Analogous#66596E Triadic#6E5B59 Triadic#596E5B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5B596E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6D6B85 #85829B #9B99AD #B4B3C2 #CAC9D4 #E3E3E8

Shades

#4F4D60 #434252 #383644 #2C2B36 #212028 #151419

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