#5B5760

Accessibility

AAA

7.05:1

Vs white / black

7.05:1 · 2.98:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#5b5760

RGB

rgb(91, 87, 96)

RGBA

rgba(91, 87, 96, 1)

HSL

hsl(267, 5%, 36%)

HSLA

hsla(267, 5%, 36%, 1)

HSV

hsv(267, 9%, 38%)

LAB

lab(37.64% 3.54 -4.61)

LCH

lch(37.64% 5.81 307.52)

OKLAB

oklab(0.4637 0.0089 -0.0123)

OKLCH

oklch(0.4637 0.0152 305.89)

XYZ

xyz(9.83, 9.89, 12.45)

CMYK

cmyk(5%, 9%, 0%, 62%)

CSS

color: #5b5760;

CSS variable

--color-5b5760: #5b5760;

SCSS

$color-5b5760: #5b5760;

JavaScript

const color = "#5b5760";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#5b5760";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#5b5760" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#5b5760", "rgb": { "r": 91, "g": 87, "b": 96 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.4637 0.0152 305.89)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#5b5760-1: #5b5760;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

zinc-600

Noticeably different · ΔE 2.98 · #52525B

Nearest CSS named color

DimGray

Very different · ΔE 8.57 · #696969

Nearest Material color

grey-700

Very different · ΔE 6.79 · #616161

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 12.64 · #6C757D

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50f8f2ff 100ebe5f3 200d7d1df 300c1bbc8 400a49fac 500898390 600736d7a 7005c5763 80046414c 900312d37 9501d1822

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f1f1f2 e4e3e5 d6d5d7 c8c7ca bbb9bd adabb0 9f9da2 928f95 848188 76737b 69656d 5b5760 535058 4c4950 444148 3d3a40 353338 2e2c30 262428 1e1d20 171618 0f0e10 080708

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f1f1f2 e4e3e5 d6d5d7 c8c7ca bbb9bd adabb0 9f9da2 928f95 848188 76737b 69656d

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

535058 4c4950 444148 3d3a40 353338 2e2c30 262428 1e1d20 171618 0f0e10 080708

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

5e5a63 615e65 646168 67656b 6a686d 6e6c70 716f73 747275 777678 7a797b 7d7d7d

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#5B5760Stop 1 #5C6057Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#575860Stop 1 #5B5760Stop 2 #605760Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#5B5760Stop 1 #605B57Stop 2 #57605BStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#5B5760Stop 1 #606057Stop 2 #586057Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#333036Stop 1 #59555EStop 2 #7F7986Stop 3 #A5A1AAStop 4 #CCC9CFStop 5

Using this color

Where #5b5760 works

#5B5760 (#5b5760) sits in the grey family at about 267° hue, 5% saturation, and 36% lightness. Contrast is 7.05:1 on white and 2.98:1 on black, so white labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: zinc-600 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on a white canvas

On a black or near-black UI, #5b5760 is 2.98:1. Prefer it as a fill, border, or large heading rather than 16px copy.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.

Family context: Neutrality, balance, and modernity. Essential for UI chrome, typography, and systems. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Grey range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Tailwind zinc 600#52525B Material You Secondary#625B71 Tailwind neutral 600#525252 Material Grey 700#616161 Fluent Gray#605E5C Tailwind gray 600#4B5563 Web Safe #666666#666666 Chakra gray 600#4A5568 DimGray#696969 Tailwind stone 600#57534E Tailwind zinc 700#3F3F46 Tailwind slate 600#475569