Information about #5B6E6C color

#5B6E6C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#5B6E6C falls into the Cyan Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(91, 110, 108) — 35.7% red, 43.1% green, 42.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 7 / 0 / 1 / 57. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#5B6E6C presents itself as a muted, almost neutral grey — 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 Imprint (#5C7670) and Pale Sky (#636D70).

In RGB terms — rgb(91, 110, 108) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 5.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.9:1. #5B6E6C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#5B6E6C color variations

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

#5B6E6C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#5B6E6C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#5B6E6C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#5B6E6C 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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#5B6E6C 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 #5B6E6C

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

Imprint color link
Imprint

#5C7670

Pale Sky color link
Pale Sky

#636D70

Slate Grey color link
Slate Grey

#59656D

Gateway color link
Gateway

#5E7175

Shuttle Grey color link
Shuttle Grey

#61666B

Obelisk color link
Obelisk

#617274

Scaramanga color link
Scaramanga

#60786C

Nevada color link
Nevada

#666F6F

Quarter Tuna color link
Quarter Tuna

#656A70

Cadet color link
Cadet

#536872

Mid Grey color link
Mid Grey

#666A6D

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5B6E6C
  • RGB91, 110, 108
  • CMYK7, 0, 1, 57
  • CSSrgb(91, 110, 108)
  • HSL174°, 9%, 39%
  • HSL Precise173.684°, 9.453%, 39.412%
  • HSV174°, 17%, 43%
  • HSB174°, 17%, 43%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • GLSLvec3(0.357, 0.431, 0.424)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.357, 0.431, 0.424, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.357, 0.431, 0.424)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB35.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42.4%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID5B6E6C
  • DECIMAL ID5992044
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers25 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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