What color is #5B383D?

#5B383D is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B383D?

The RGB value is 91, 56, 61: 91 red, 56 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B383D?

The complementary color is #385B56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B383D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B383D color

#5B383D rgb(91, 56, 61)

Shades of red

The hex color #5B383D is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 22% green and 23.9% blue (91, 56, 61).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 24% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 33% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Plum Intended (#644348), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.11:1).

#5B383D color codes

HEX	`#5B383D`
RGB	`rgb(91, 56, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 22%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 24%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 38%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 33%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.82, 16.34, 3.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.82, 16.69, 11.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.571, 5.39, 5.108)`
Decimal	`5978173`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B383D, 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 #5B383D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B383D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	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 #5B383D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b383d; }
.text { color: #5b383d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b383d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 56 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b383d, #5b4538); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #5B383D?: #5B383D is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B383D?: The RGB value is 91, 56, 61: 91 red, 56 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B383D?: The complementary color is #385B56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B383D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.