Information about #5B6873 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #5B6873 belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(91, 104, 115) — 35.7% red, 40.8% green, 45.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 9 / 4 / 0 / 55. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #5B6873 reads as a calm, restrained azure and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Slate Grey (#59656D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Cadet (#536872) and Dark Electric Blue (#536878).

In RGB terms — rgb(91, 104, 115) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #5B6873 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.7:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.7:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#5B6873 color variations

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

#5B6873 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#5B6873 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#5B6873 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#5B6873 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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#5B6873 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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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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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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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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Nearest named colors to #5B6873

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

Cadet color link
Cadet

#536872

Dark Electric Blue color link
Dark Electric Blue

#536878

Comet color link
Comet

#636373

Gateway color link
Gateway

#5E7175

Pale Sky color link
Pale Sky

#636D70

Black Coral color link
Black Coral

#54626F

Shuttle Grey color link
Shuttle Grey

#61666B

Slate color link
Slate

#516572

Quarter Tuna color link
Quarter Tuna

#656A70

Obelisk color link
Obelisk

#617274

Streetwise color link
Streetwise

#4F6971

#5B6873 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5B6873
  • RGB91, 104, 115
  • CMYK9, 4, 0, 55
  • CSSrgb(91, 104, 115)
  • HSL208°, 12%, 40%
  • HSL Precise207.5°, 11.65%, 40.392%
  • HSV208°, 21%, 45%
  • HSB208°, 21%, 45%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.451
  • GLSLvec3(0.357, 0.408, 0.451)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.357, 0.408, 0.451, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.357, 0.408, 0.451)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB35.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID5B6873
  • DECIMAL ID5990515
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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