What color is #5B3F43?

#5B3F43 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 #5B3F43?

The RGB value is 91, 63, 67: 91 red, 63 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B3F43?

The complementary color is #3F5B57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B3F43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B3F43 color

#5B3F43 rgb(91, 63, 67)

Shades of red

The hex color #5B3F43 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 24.7% green and 26.3% blue (91, 63, 67).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 18% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 26% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Plum Intended (#644348), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.39:1).

#5B3F43 color codes

HEX	`#5B3F43`
RGB	`rgb(91, 63, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 24.7%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 18%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 31%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 26%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.87, 12.89, 2.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.87, 13.12, 10.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.105, 6.185, 6.129)`
Decimal	`5979971`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B3F43, 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 #5B3F43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B3F43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	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 #5B3F43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b3f43; }
.text { color: #5b3f43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b3f43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 63 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b3f43, #5b493f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5B3F43?: #5B3F43 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 #5B3F43?: The RGB value is 91, 63, 67: 91 red, 63 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B3F43?: The complementary color is #3F5B57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B3F43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.