#5B696B Color

#5B696B is rgb(91, 105, 107) in RGB and hsl(188, 8%, 39%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#5B696B

HEX#5B696B

RGBrgb(91, 105, 107)

HSLhsl(188, 8%, 39%)

HSVhsv(188, 15%, 42%)

OKLCHoklch(51% 0.017 207.1)

CMYKcmyk(15%, 2%, 0%, 58%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5B696B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.71:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.68:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5B696B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5B696B Complementary#6B5E5B Analogous#5B6B66 Analogous#5B616B Triadic#6B5B69 Triadic#696B5B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5B696B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6E7F81 #869598 #9CA9AB #B5BEC0 #CBD1D2 #E3E7E8

Shades

#505C5E #444E50 #384142 #2D3334 #212627 #151819

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