Shearwater Black Color — #5B5B6C: Codes, Palettes & Contrast

Shearwater Black (#5B5B6C) color codes in RGB, HSL, and OKLCH, the most readable text color on it, WCAG contrast ratios against white and black, and matching color palettes.

Shearwater Black is a named gray color, ready to use anywhere you need it.

Shearwater Black#5B5B6C

Shearwater Black color codes

HEX#5B5B6C
RGBrgb(91, 91, 108)
HSLhsl(240, 9%, 39%)
OKLCHoklch(0.477 0.027 285.3)

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Readable text on Shearwater Black

White text (#FFFFFF) has the higher contrast against this background: 6.65:1.

Text colorRatioNormal text AANormal text AAA
Black3.16:1FailFail
White6.65:1PassFail

Normal text requires at least 4.5:1 for WCAG AA and 7:1 for AAA. Check another combination.

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