Information about #5B656B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#5B656B falls into the Azure Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(91, 101, 107) — 35.7% red, 39.6% green, 42% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 6 / 2 / 0 / 58. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly muted balanced grey tone, #5B656B occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Slate Grey (#59656D). Slightly further away sit Quarter Grey Friars (#5E6267) and Shuttle Grey (#61666B).

The recipe behind #5B656B is rgb(91, 101, 107), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 6.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #5B656B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#5B656B color variations

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

#5B656B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#5B656B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#5B656B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#5B656B 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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#5B656B 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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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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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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#5B6B6A
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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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#6B5B65
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#656B5B
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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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#625B6B
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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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#6A5B6B
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#6B625B
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#5D6B5B
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Nearest named colors to #5B656B

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

Slate Grey color link
Slate Grey

#59656D

Quarter Grey Friars color link
Quarter Grey Friars

#5E6267

Shuttle Grey color link
Shuttle Grey

#61666B

Quadrant Grey color link
Quadrant Grey

#595E6B

Black Coral color link
Black Coral

#54626F

Smoky color link
Smoky

#605D6B

Corduroy color link
Corduroy

#606E68

Cadet color link
Cadet

#536872

Comet color link
Comet

#636373

Stormcloud color link
Stormcloud

#4F666A

Storm Dust color link
Storm Dust

#646463

Slate color link
Slate

#516572

#5B656B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5B656B
  • RGB91, 101, 107
  • CMYK6, 2, 0, 58
  • CSSrgb(91, 101, 107)
  • HSL203°, 8%, 39%
  • HSL Precise202.5°, 8.081%, 38.824%
  • HSV203°, 15%, 42%
  • HSB203°, 15%, 42%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.396
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • GLSLvec3(0.357, 0.396, 0.420)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.357, 0.396, 0.420, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.357, 0.396, 0.420)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB35.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB39.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID5B656B
  • DECIMAL ID5989739
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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