What color is #5B3E41?

#5B3E41 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 #5B3E41?

The RGB value is 91, 62, 65: 91 red, 62 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B3E41?

The complementary color is #3E5B58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B3E41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B3E41 color

#5B3E41 rgb(91, 62, 65)

Shades of red

The hex color #5B3E41 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 24.3% green and 25.5% blue (91, 62, 65).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 19% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 29% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Plum Intended (#644348), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.5:1).

#5B3E41 color codes

HEX	`#5B3E41`
RGB	`rgb(91, 62, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 24.3%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 19%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 32%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 29%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.54, 13.19, 3.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.54, 13.59, 13.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.991, 6.051, 5.8)`
Decimal	`5979713`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B3E41, 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 #5B3E41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B3E41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	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 #5B3E41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b3e41; }
.text { color: #5b3e41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b3e41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 62 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b3e41, #5b4a3e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #5B3E41?: #5B3E41 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 #5B3E41?: The RGB value is 91, 62, 65: 91 red, 62 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B3E41?: The complementary color is #3E5B58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B3E41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.