#5B6271 Color

#5B6271 is rgb(91, 98, 113) in RGB and hsl(221, 11%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#5B6271

HEX#5B6271

RGBrgb(91, 98, 113)

HSLhsl(221, 11%, 40%)

HSVhsv(221, 19%, 44%)

OKLCHoklch(49.6% 0.026 265.6)

CMYKcmyk(19%, 13%, 0%, 56%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5B6271 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.12:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.43:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5B6271 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5B6271 Complementary#716A5B Analogous#5B6D71 Analogous#5F5B71 Triadic#715B62 Triadic#62715B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5B6271, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6D7588 #858D9D #9CA2B0 #B3B7C2 #C9CDD4 #E3E4E8

Shades

#4F5663 #444955 #393D47 #2B2E36 #202228 #141619

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