What color is #5B333B?

#5B333B 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 #5B333B?

The RGB value is 91, 51, 59: 91 red, 51 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B333B?

The complementary color is #335B53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B333B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B333B color

#5B333B rgb(91, 51, 59)

Shades of red

The hex color #5B333B is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 20% green and 23.1% blue (91, 51, 59).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 28% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 35% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Truffle (#612E32), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.6:1).

#5B333B color codes

HEX	`#5B333B`
RGB	`rgb(91, 51, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 20%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 28%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 44%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 35%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.47, 19.15, 2.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.47, 19.36, 8.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.288, 4.908, 4.753)`
Decimal	`5976891`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B333B, 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 #5B333B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B333B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #5B333B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b333b; }
.text { color: #5b333b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b333b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 51 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b333b, #5b3f33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5B333B?: #5B333B 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 #5B333B?: The RGB value is 91, 51, 59: 91 red, 51 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B333B?: The complementary color is #335B53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B333B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.