What color is #5B3B3B?

#5B3B3B is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Monkey Island. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B3B3B?

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

What is the complementary color of #5B3B3B?

The complementary color is #3B5B5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B3B3B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B3B3B color

#5B3B3B rgb(91, 59, 59)

Shades of red

The hex color #5B3B3B is a dark, grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 21% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 35% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Monkey Island (#553B39), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.84:1).

#5B3B3B color codes

HEX	`#5B3B3B`
RGB	`rgb(91, 59, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 23.1%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 21%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 35%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 35%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.56, 14.15, 5.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.56, 15.29, 22.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.668, 5.668, 4.88)`
Decimal	`5978939`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B3B3B, 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 #5B3B3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B3B3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	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 #5B3B3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b3b3b; }
.text { color: #5b3b3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b3b3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 59 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b3b3b, #5b4b3b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5B3B3B?: #5B3B3B is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Monkey Island. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B3B3B?: The RGB value is 91, 59, 59: 91 red, 59 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B3B3B?: The complementary color is #3B5B5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B3B3B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.