Information about #5B685D color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #5B685D reads as a muted, almost neutral neutral grey and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Aloeswood Brown (#5A6457). Slightly further away sit Condor (#5B605C) and Cactus (#5B6F55).
The recipe behind #5B685D is rgb(91, 104, 93), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 5.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.6:1. #5B685D has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#5B685D color variations
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#5B685D color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#5B685D color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#5B685D color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#5B685D color hues
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#5B685D 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 #5B685D color
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Nearest named colors to #5B685D
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#5A6457
#5B605C
#5B6F55
#656660
#556061
#57725B
#646463
#5B6452
#5E6267
#656664
#5B5D56
#5B755C
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#5B685D
- RGB91, 104, 93
- CMYK5, 0, 4, 59
- CSSrgb(91, 104, 93)
- HSL129°, 7%, 38%
- HSL Precise129.231°, 6.667%, 38.235%
- HSV129°, 13%, 41%
- HSB129°, 13%, 41%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.357
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.408
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.365
- GLSLvec3(0.357, 0.408, 0.365)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.357, 0.408, 0.365, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.357, 0.408, 0.365)
- Percentage of Red in RGB35.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB40.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB36.5%
- Color FamilyGreen
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID5B685D
- DECIMAL ID5990493
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
