#5B6E59 Color

#5B6E59 is rgb(91, 110, 89) in RGB and hsl(114, 11%, 39%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#5B6E59

HEX#5B6E59

RGBrgb(91, 110, 89)

HSLhsl(114, 11%, 39%)

HSVhsv(114, 19%, 43%)

OKLCHoklch(51.6% 0.04 142.4)

CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 19%, 57%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5B6E59 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.5:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.82:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5B6E59 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5B6E59 Complementary#6C596E Analogous#666E59 Analogous#596E61 Triadic#595B6E Triadic#6E595B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5B6E59, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6D856B #859B82 #9BAD99 #B4C2B3 #CAD4C9 #E3E8E3

Shades

#4F604D #435242 #384436 #2C362B #212820 #151914

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