Information about #5B584D color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #5B584D is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Desaturated and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(91, 88, 77) — 35.7% red, 34.5% green, 30.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 5 / 64. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A quiet, subdued balanced grey tone, #5B584D holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Triple Tapa (#5B5A50). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Mousy Indigo (#5C544E) and Smokey Ash (#5D5952).

The recipe behind #5B584D is rgb(91, 88, 77), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #5B584D background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 7.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.9:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:64), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#5B584D color variations

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#5B584D 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 #5B584D

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

Triple Tapa color link
Triple Tapa

#5B5A50

Mousy Indigo color link
Mousy Indigo

#5C544E

Smokey Ash color link
Smokey Ash

#5D5952

Magnetic color link
Magnetic

#555A4C

Masala color link
Masala

#57534B

Raptor color link
Raptor

#585847

Artefact color link
Artefact

#5D5250

Tundora color link
Tundora

#585452

Half Mondo color link
Half Mondo

#62594D

Walnut Brown color link
Walnut Brown

#5C5248

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5B584D
  • RGB91, 88, 77
  • CMYK0, 1, 5, 64
  • CSSrgb(91, 88, 77)
  • HSL47°, 8%, 33%
  • HSL Precise47.143°, 8.333%, 32.941%
  • HSV47°, 15%, 36%
  • HSB47°, 15%, 36%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.345
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.302
  • GLSLvec3(0.357, 0.345, 0.302)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.357, 0.345, 0.302, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.357, 0.345, 0.302)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB35.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB30.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID5B584D
  • DECIMAL ID5986381
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01