What color is #5B4141?

#5B4141 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Monkey Island. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B4141?

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

What is the complementary color of #5B4141?

The complementary color is #415B5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B4141?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B4141 color

#5B4141 rgb(91, 65, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B4141 is a dark, grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 17% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 29% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Monkey Island (#553B39), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.22:1).

#5B4141 color codes

HEX	`#5B4141`
RGB	`rgb(91, 65, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 25.5%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 17%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 29%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 29%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.37, 11.3, 4.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.37, 12.14, 21.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.159, 6.387, 5.856)`
Decimal	`5980481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B4141, 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 #5B4141	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B4141 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	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 #5B4141 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b4141; }
.text { color: #5b4141; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b4141; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 65 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b4141, #5b4e41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #5B4141?: #5B4141 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Monkey Island. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B4141?: The RGB value is 91, 65, 65: 91 red, 65 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B4141?: The complementary color is #415B5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B4141?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.