#5B5E55 Color

#5B5E55 is rgb(91, 94, 85) in RGB and hsl(80, 5%, 35%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#5B5E55

HEX#5B5E55

RGBrgb(91, 94, 85)

HSLhsl(80, 5%, 35%)

HSVhsv(80, 10%, 37%)

OKLCHoklch(47.6% 0.015 122)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5B5E55 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.61:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.18:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5B5E55 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5B5E55 Complementary#58555E Analogous#5E5C55 Analogous#565E55 Triadic#555B5E Triadic#5E555B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5B5E55, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#72766B #898D81 #A0A399 #B6B9B1 #CDCFC9 #E3E4E2

Shades

#50534B #43463F #393B35 #2C2E29 #22231F #151513

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