What color is #5B3138?

#5B3138 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Chocolate Truffle. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B3138?

The RGB value is 91, 49, 56: 91 red, 49 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B3138?

The complementary color is #315B54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B3138?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B3138 color

#5B3138 rgb(91, 49, 56)

Shades of red

The hex color #5B3138 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 19.2% green and 22% blue (91, 49, 56).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 30% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 38% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Truffle (#612E32), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.82:1).

#5B3138 color codes

HEX	`#5B3138`
RGB	`rgb(91, 49, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 19.2%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 30%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 46%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 38%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.88, 19.95, 3.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.88, 20.34, 11.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.127, 4.707, 4.326)`
Decimal	`5976376`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B3138, 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 #5B3138	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B3138 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #5B3138 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b3138; }
.text { color: #5b3138; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b3138; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 49 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b3138, #5b3f31); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #5B3138?: #5B3138 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Chocolate Truffle. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B3138?: The RGB value is 91, 49, 56: 91 red, 49 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B3138?: The complementary color is #315B54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B3138?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.