What color is #5B403D?

#5B403D is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Monkey Island. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B403D?

The RGB value is 91, 64, 61: 91 red, 64 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B403D?

The complementary color is #3D585B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B403D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B403D color

#5B403D rgb(91, 64, 61)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5B403D is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 25.1% green and 23.9% blue (91, 64, 61).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 20% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 33% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Monkey Island (#553B39), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.35:1).

#5B403D color codes

HEX	`#5B403D`
RGB	`rgb(91, 64, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 25.1%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 20%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 33%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 33%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.98, 11.29, 6.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.98, 13.03, 29.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.99, 6.228, 5.248)`
Decimal	`5980221`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B403D, 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 #5B403D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B403D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	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 #5B403D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b403d; }
.text { color: #5b403d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b403d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 64 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b403d, #5b4f3d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #5B403D?: #5B403D is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Monkey Island. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B403D?: The RGB value is 91, 64, 61: 91 red, 64 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B403D?: The complementary color is #3D585B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B403D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.