#5B5E50 Color

#5B5E50 is rgb(91, 94, 80) in RGB and hsl(73, 8%, 34%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#5B5E50

HEX#5B5E50

RGBrgb(91, 94, 80)

HSLhsl(73, 8%, 34%)

HSVhsv(73, 15%, 37%)

OKLCHoklch(47.5% 0.022 117.1)

CMYKcmyk(3%, 0%, 15%, 63%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5B5E50 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.64:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.16:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5B5E50 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5B5E50 Complementary#53505E Analogous#5E5A50 Analogous#545E50 Triadic#505B5E Triadic#5E505B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5B5E50, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#737665 #8A8E7B #A0A494 #B8BBAF #CED0C8 #E4E5E1

Shades

#505346 #43453B #383A31 #2D2F28 #23241E #151613

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