Information about #5B504C color
Basic facts about this digital color
A quiet, subdued grey, #5B504C holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Alcatraz (#5A504B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Mousy Indigo (#5C544E) and Warm Taupe (#5F514E).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(91, 80, 76)), which gives #5B504C its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #5B504C: 7.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:64) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #5B504C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#5B504C color variations
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#5B504C color tints
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#5B504C color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#5B504C color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#5B504C color hues
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#5B504C color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #5B504C color
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Nearest named colors to #5B504C
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#5A504B
#5C544E
#5F514E
#5C5248
#5D5250
#57534B
#5A4F51
#5B4C48
#5D4E46
#614F4F
#5D5346
#565051
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#5B504C
- RGB91, 80, 76
- CMYK0, 4, 6, 64
- CSSrgb(91, 80, 76)
- HSL16°, 9%, 33%
- HSL Precise16°, 8.982%, 32.745%
- HSV16°, 16%, 36%
- HSB16°, 16%, 36%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.357
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.314
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.298
- GLSLvec3(0.357, 0.314, 0.298)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.357, 0.314, 0.298, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.357, 0.314, 0.298)
- Percentage of Red in RGB35.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB31.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB29.8%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID5B504C
- DECIMAL ID5984332
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
