#5B5F59 Color

#5B5F59 is rgb(91, 95, 89) in RGB and hsl(100, 3%, 36%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#5B5F59

HEX#5B5F59

RGBrgb(91, 95, 89)

HSLhsl(100, 3%, 36%)

HSVhsv(100, 6%, 37%)

OKLCHoklch(48% 0.011 134.9)

CMYKcmyk(4%, 0%, 6%, 63%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5B5F59 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.51:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.23:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5B5F59 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5B5F59 Complementary#5D595F Analogous#5E5F59 Analogous#595F5A Triadic#595B5F Triadic#5F595B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5B5F59, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#72766F #898D86 #A0A39E #B4B7B3 #CBCECA #E3E4E2

Shades

#4E514D #444743 #383A36 #2D2F2D #212220 #171816

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