What color is #5B3E36?

#5B3E36 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Espresso Bar. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B3E36?

The RGB value is 91, 62, 54: 91 red, 62 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B3E36?

The complementary color is #36535B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B3E36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B3E36 color

#5B3E36 rgb(91, 62, 54)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5B3E36 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 24.3% green and 21.2% blue (91, 62, 54).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 26% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 41% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Espresso Bar (#5B3F34), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.6:1).

#5B3E36 color codes

HEX	`#5B3E36`
RGB	`rgb(91, 62, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 24.3%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 26%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 41%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 41%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.25, 11.53, 10.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.25, 15.27, 40.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.703, 5.936, 4.282)`
Decimal	`5979702`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B3E36, 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 #5B3E36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B3E36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	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 #5B3E36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b3e36; }
.text { color: #5b3e36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b3e36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 62 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b3e36, #5b5136); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5B3E36?: #5B3E36 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Espresso Bar. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B3E36?: The RGB value is 91, 62, 54: 91 red, 62 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B3E36?: The complementary color is #36535B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B3E36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.