Information about #5B6C76 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #5B6C76 is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Low Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(91, 108, 118) — 35.7% red, 42.4% green, 46.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 11 / 4 / 0 / 54. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A calm, restrained steel-blue azure, #5B6C76 sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. 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 a hair away from Gateway (#5E7175). Nearby in the Register you will also find Obelisk (#617274) and Dark Electric Blue (#536878).

The recipe behind #5B6C76 is rgb(91, 108, 118), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #5B6C76 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.5:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.9:1. #5B6C76 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#5B6C76 color variations

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#5B6C76 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 #5B6C76

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

Gateway color link
Gateway

#5E7175

Obelisk color link
Obelisk

#617274

Marble Blue color link
Marble Blue

#566D7E

Cadet color link
Cadet

#536872

Sabbatical color link
Sabbatical

#547377

Pale Sky color link
Pale Sky

#636D70

Jet Gray color link
Jet Gray

#616D7E

Slate Grey color link
Slate Grey

#59656D

Imprint color link
Imprint

#5C7670

Quarter Tuna color link
Quarter Tuna

#656A70

Mist Blue color link
Mist Blue

#646D7E

#5B6C76 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5B6C76
  • RGB91, 108, 118
  • CMYK11, 4, 0, 54
  • CSSrgb(91, 108, 118)
  • HSL202°, 13%, 41%
  • HSL Precise202.222°, 12.919%, 40.98%
  • HSV202°, 23%, 46%
  • HSB202°, 23%, 46%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.463
  • GLSLvec3(0.357, 0.424, 0.463)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.357, 0.424, 0.463, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.357, 0.424, 0.463)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB35.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB46.3%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID5B6C76
  • DECIMAL ID5991542
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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