Information about #5B6F66 color

#5B6F66 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#5B6F66 falls into the Spring Green Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(91, 111, 102) — 35.7% red, 43.5% green, 40% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 8 / 0 / 4 / 56. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #5B6F66 reads as a quiet, subdued grey and sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Corduroy (#606E68). Nearby in the Register you will also find Port Phillip (#647464) and Gondwana (#5B755C).

In RGB terms — rgb(91, 111, 102) — 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. No one has named #5B6F66 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#5B6F66 color variations

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#5B6F66 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 #5B6F66

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

Port Phillip color link
Port Phillip

#647464

Gondwana color link
Gondwana

#5B755C

Scaramanga color link
Scaramanga

#60786C

Shuttle Grey color link
Shuttle Grey

#61666B

Jasmin color link
Jasmin

#57725B

Imprint color link
Imprint

#5C7670

Slate Grey color link
Slate Grey

#59656D

Odyssey color link
Odyssey

#4F6D69

Pale Sky color link
Pale Sky

#636D70

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5B6F66
  • RGB91, 111, 102
  • CMYK8, 0, 4, 56
  • CSSrgb(91, 111, 102)
  • HSL153°, 10%, 40%
  • HSL Precise153°, 9.901%, 39.608%
  • HSV153°, 18%, 44%
  • HSB153°, 18%, 44%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.435
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.400
  • GLSLvec3(0.357, 0.435, 0.400)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.357, 0.435, 0.400, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.357, 0.435, 0.400)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB35.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB40%
  • Color FamilySpring Green
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID5B6F66
  • DECIMAL ID5992294
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01