Information about #5B5952 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#5B5952 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(91, 89, 82) — 35.7% red, 34.9% green, 32.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 4 / 64. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#5B5952 is a softly muted balanced grey tone that holds a balanced mid-tone. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Smokey Ash (#5D5952). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dark Olivish Grey (#595953) and Triple Tapa (#5B5A50).

In RGB terms — rgb(91, 89, 82) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #5B5952: 7.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 3.0:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:64) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #5B5952 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#5B5952 color variations

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

#5B5952 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#5B5952 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#5B5952 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#5B5952 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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#5B5952 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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#525B59
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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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#545B52
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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 #5B5952

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

Smokey Ash color link
Smokey Ash

#5D5952

Dark Olivish Grey color link
Dark Olivish Grey

#595953

Triple Tapa color link
Triple Tapa

#5B5A50

Torque color link
Torque

#5A5755

Chicago color link
Chicago

#5B5D56

Half Gravel color link
Half Gravel

#5C5D56

Tundora color link
Tundora

#585452

Gray Dolphin color link
Gray Dolphin

#5C5858

Reddish Brownish Grey color link
Reddish Brownish Grey

#595353

Mousy Indigo color link
Mousy Indigo

#5C544E

Tinpan Alley color link
Tinpan Alley

#5C5B59

Ebony color link
Ebony

#555D50

#5B5952 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5B5952
  • RGB91, 89, 82
  • CMYK0, 1, 4, 64
  • CSSrgb(91, 89, 82)
  • HSL47°, 5%, 34%
  • HSL Precise46.667°, 5.202%, 33.922%
  • HSV47°, 10%, 36%
  • HSB47°, 10%, 36%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.322
  • GLSLvec3(0.357, 0.349, 0.322)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.357, 0.349, 0.322, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.357, 0.349, 0.322)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB35.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB32.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID5B5952
  • DECIMAL ID5986642
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers23 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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