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#5B6357 Storm Gray

The nearest named color to #5B6357 is Storm Gray (#4F666A).

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#5B6357

Storm Gray

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #5B6357?

HEX
#5B6357
RGB
rgb(91, 99, 87)
HSL
hsl(100, 6%, 36%)
OKLCH
oklch(48.9% 0.021 135)
CMYK
8, 0, 12, 61

#5B6357 has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 against white and 3.37:1 against black, so white is the better background for text in this color and light text reads best on it.

Contrast checker

Text color (rows) on background (columns), scored against WCAG 2.2. White and near-black text on this color.

WCAG contrast ratio for each text and background color combination
Text ↓ / Bg → #5B6357
#5B6357
Same color
White
6.2AA
Near-black
2.8Fail

AAA ≥ 7:1 · AA ≥ 4.5:1 body text· AA18 ≥ 3:1 large text (18pt, or 14pt bold) only

Text that works on each color

  • White on #5B6357 · 6.2:1

Tints and shades of #5B6357

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

  1. #EFF9EA
  2. #D0D9CB
  3. #B1BAAC
  4. #939C8F
  5. #767F72
  6. #5B6357
  7. #41483D
  8. #282F25
  9. #12180E

Colors that go with #5B6357

Six harmony rules built from this color. Open any in the Studio.

Color blindness check

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Simulated with the Machado (2009) model.

Typical
Deuteranopia

No green cones — the most common form. No two swatches become hard to tell apart here.

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:root {
  --storm-gray-1: #5B6357; /* Storm Gray */
}

Palettes, gradients and meshes with #5B6357

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Palettes (24)

Gradients (1)

Mesh gradients (3)