What color is #5B3533?

#5B3533 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rampant Rhubarb. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B3533?

The RGB value is 91, 53, 51: 91 red, 53 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B3533?

The complementary color is #33595B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B3533?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B3533 color

#5B3533 rgb(91, 53, 51)

Shades of red

The hex color #5B3533 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 20.8% green and 20% blue (91, 53, 51).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 28% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 44% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Rampant Rhubarb (#603231), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.49:1).

#5B3533 color codes

HEX	`#5B3533`
RGB	`rgb(91, 53, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 20.8%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 28%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 44%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 44%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.76, 16.79, 8.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.76, 18.83, 26.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.185, 5.01, 3.773)`
Decimal	`5977395`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B3533, 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 #5B3533	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B3533 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #5B3533 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b3533; }
.text { color: #5b3533; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b3533; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 53 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b3533, #5b4933); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5B3533?: #5B3533 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rampant Rhubarb. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B3533?: The RGB value is 91, 53, 51: 91 red, 53 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B3533?: The complementary color is #33595B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B3533?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.