What color is #5B353D?

#5B353D is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B353D?

The RGB value is 91, 53, 61: 91 red, 53 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B353D?

The complementary color is #355B53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B353D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B353D color

#5B353D rgb(91, 53, 61)

Shades of red

The hex color #5B353D is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 20.8% green and 23.9% blue (91, 53, 61).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 26% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 33% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Red Rumour (#693F43), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.39:1).

#5B353D color codes

HEX	`#5B353D`
RGB	`rgb(91, 53, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 20.8%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 26%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 42%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 33%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.04, 18.22, 2.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.04, 18.36, 7.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.43, 5.108, 5.061)`
Decimal	`5977405`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B353D, 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 #5B353D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B353D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	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 #5B353D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b353d; }
.text { color: #5b353d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b353d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 53 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b353d, #5b4035); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5B353D?: #5B353D is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B353D?: The RGB value is 91, 53, 61: 91 red, 53 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B353D?: The complementary color is #355B53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B353D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.