What color is #5B2B3E?

#5B2B3E is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Soul Anchor. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B2B3E?

The RGB value is 91, 43, 62: 91 red, 43 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B2B3E?

The complementary color is #2B5B48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B2B3E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B2B3E color

#5B2B3E rgb(91, 43, 62)

Shades of red

The hex color #5B2B3E is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 16.9% green and 24.3% blue (91, 43, 62).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 36% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 32% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Soul Anchor (#5C1C39), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.29:1).

#5B2B3E color codes

HEX	`#5B2B3E`
RGB	`rgb(91, 43, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 16.9%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 36%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 53%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 32%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.64, 24.44, -1.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.64, 24.51, 355.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.048, 4.3, 5.068)`
Decimal	`5974846`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B2B3E, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #5B2B3E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B2B3E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #5B2B3E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b2b3e; }
.text { color: #5b2b3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b2b3e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 43 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b2b3e, #5b302b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5B2B3E?: #5B2B3E is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Soul Anchor. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B2B3E?: The RGB value is 91, 43, 62: 91 red, 43 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B2B3E?: The complementary color is #2B5B48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B2B3E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.