What color is #5B2D30?

#5B2D30 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Jazz. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B2D30?

The RGB value is 91, 45, 48: 91 red, 45 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B2D30?

The complementary color is #2D5B58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B2D30?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B2D30 color

#5B2D30 rgb(91, 45, 48)

Shades of red

The hex color #5B2D30 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 17.6% green and 18.8% blue (91, 45, 48).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 34% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 47% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Jazz (#5F2C2F), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.27:1).

#5B2D30 color codes

HEX	`#5B2D30`
RGB	`rgb(91, 45, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 17.6%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 34%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 51%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 47%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.69, 21.33, 7.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.69, 22.65, 19.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.787, 4.315, 3.324)`
Decimal	`5975344`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B2D30, 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 #5B2D30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B2D30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.27:1	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 #5B2D30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b2d30; }
.text { color: #5b2d30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b2d30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 45 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b2d30, #5b412d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #5B2D30?: #5B2D30 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Jazz. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B2D30?: The RGB value is 91, 45, 48: 91 red, 45 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B2D30?: The complementary color is #2D5B58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B2D30?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.