Information about #5B5D6A color

#5B5D6A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#5B5D6A falls into the Blue Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(91, 93, 106) — 35.7% red, 36.5% green, 41.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 6 / 5 / 0 / 58. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #5B5D6A reads as a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone and 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 a hair away from Quadrant Grey (#595E6B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Smoky (#605D6B) and Quarter Grey Friars (#5E6267).

In RGB terms — rgb(91, 93, 106) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #5B5D6A: 6.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #5B5D6A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#5B5D6A color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#5B5D6A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#DDDEE2

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White

#FFFFFF

#5B5D6A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#494A55

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#363840

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#24252A

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Black

#000000

#5B5D6A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#62646F

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#696A73

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#707178

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Grey

#808080

#5B5D6A color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#5B5D6A 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.

Complementary color schemes
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#6B695B
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#666B5B
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#6B615B
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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.

Analogous color scheme
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#5B666B
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#6B5B5E
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#695B6B
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#6B5B66
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#5B6B61
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Nearest named colors to #5B5D6A

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Quadrant Grey color link
Quadrant Grey

#595E6B

Smoky color link
Smoky

#605D6B

Quarter Grey Friars color link
Quarter Grey Friars

#5E6267

Mobster color link
Mobster

#605A67

Silvered Grey color link
Silvered Grey

#565B64

Slate Grey color link
Slate Grey

#59656D

Black Coral color link
Black Coral

#54626F

Half New Denim Blue color link
Half New Denim Blue

#535C64

Shuttle Grey color link
Shuttle Grey

#61666B

Fedora color link
Fedora

#625665

River Bed color link
River Bed

#556061

Snapshot color link
Snapshot

#505F67

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5B5D6A
  • RGB91, 93, 106
  • CMYK6, 5, 0, 58
  • CSSrgb(91, 93, 106)
  • HSL232°, 8%, 39%
  • HSL Precise232°, 7.614%, 38.627%
  • HSV232°, 14%, 42%
  • HSB232°, 14%, 42%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.365
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • GLSLvec3(0.357, 0.365, 0.416)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.357, 0.365, 0.416, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.357, 0.365, 0.416)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB35.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB41.6%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID5B5D6A
  • DECIMAL ID5987690
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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