Information about #5B6C68 color

#5B6C68 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#5B6C68 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(91, 108, 104) — 35.7% red, 42.4% green, 40.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 7 / 0 / 2 / 58. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#5B6C68 presents itself as a softly muted balanced grey tone — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Corduroy (#606E68). Slightly further away sit Slate Grey (#59656D) and Shuttle Grey (#61666B).

The recipe behind #5B6C68 is rgb(91, 108, 104), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 5.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #5B6C68 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#5B6C68 color variations

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

#5B6C68 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 #5B6C68

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

Corduroy color link
Corduroy

#606E68

Slate Grey color link
Slate Grey

#59656D

Shuttle Grey color link
Shuttle Grey

#61666B

Pale Sky color link
Pale Sky

#636D70

Odyssey color link
Odyssey

#4F6D69

Mid Grey color link
Mid Grey

#666A6D

Port Phillip color link
Port Phillip

#647464

Imprint color link
Imprint

#5C7670

Quarter Tuna color link
Quarter Tuna

#656A70

Storm Dust color link
Storm Dust

#646463

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5B6C68
  • RGB91, 108, 104
  • CMYK7, 0, 2, 58
  • CSSrgb(91, 108, 104)
  • HSL166°, 9%, 39%
  • HSL Precise165.882°, 8.543%, 39.02%
  • HSV166°, 16%, 42%
  • HSB166°, 16%, 42%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • GLSLvec3(0.357, 0.424, 0.408)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.357, 0.424, 0.408, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.357, 0.424, 0.408)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB35.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB40.8%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID5B6C68
  • DECIMAL ID5991528
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01