Information about #5B6870 color

#5B6870 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #5B6870 is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(91, 104, 112) — 35.7% red, 40.8% green, 43.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 8 / 3 / 0 / 56. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A gently muted azure, #5B6870 sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Slate Grey (#59656D). Nearby in the Register you will also find Shuttle Grey (#61666B) and Cadet (#536872).

In RGB terms — rgb(91, 104, 112) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #5B6870 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.7:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #5B6870 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#5B6870 color variations

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

#5B6870 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #5B6870

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

Shuttle Grey color link
Shuttle Grey

#61666B

Cadet color link
Cadet

#536872

Black Coral color link
Black Coral

#54626F

Pale Sky color link
Pale Sky

#636D70

Comet color link
Comet

#636373

Quarter Tuna color link
Quarter Tuna

#656A70

Slate color link
Slate

#516572

Gateway color link
Gateway

#5E7175

Corduroy color link
Corduroy

#606E68

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5B6870
  • RGB91, 104, 112
  • CMYK8, 3, 0, 56
  • CSSrgb(91, 104, 112)
  • HSL203°, 10%, 40%
  • HSL Precise202.857°, 10.345%, 39.804%
  • HSV203°, 19%, 44%
  • HSB203°, 19%, 44%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.439
  • GLSLvec3(0.357, 0.408, 0.439)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.357, 0.408, 0.439, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.357, 0.408, 0.439)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB35.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.9%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID5B6870
  • DECIMAL ID5990512
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01