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#5B6265 closest to Yacht Club

#5B6265 is a medium gray; the closest named color is Yacht Club. In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 38.4% green and 39.6% blue (rgb(91, 98, 101)). Its HSL value is 198° hue, 5% saturation and 38% lightness, and in CMYK it is 10% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black. #5B6265 is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.21:1.

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Variations of #5B6265

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#5B6265 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#5B6265 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #5B6265 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #5F6065
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #606265
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5F6265
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #5F6065
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #5E6165
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #586363
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #5A6264
  • Achromatopsia 98% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #616161
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #5F6162

#5B6265 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.21:1 Good#5B6265 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.38:1 Poor#5B6265 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#5B6265 in CSS

/* Yacht Club */
.color { color: #5B6265; }
.background { background-color: #5B6265; }
.border { border: 1px solid #5B6265; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(91 98 101);
color: hsl(198 5% 38%);
color: oklch(0.491 0.010 225.2);

#5B6265 FAQ

What color is #5B6265?

#5B6265 is a medium gray. Its closest named color is Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #5B6265?

#5B6265 is rgb(91, 98, 101) in RGB, hsl(198, 5%, 38%) in HSL and cmyk(10%, 3%, 0%, 60%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #5B6265?

The complementary color of #5B6265 is #655E5B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #5B6265?

White text has the best contrast on #5B6265: 6.21:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #5B6265 a warm or cool color?

#5B6265 is a neutral color.