What color is #5B414D?

#5B414D is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B414D?

The RGB value is 91, 65, 77: 91 red, 65 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B414D?

The complementary color is #415B4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B414D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B414D color

#5B414D rgb(91, 65, 77)

Shades of red

The hex color #5B414D is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 25.5% green and 30.2% blue (91, 65, 77).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 17% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 15% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.1:1).

#5B414D color codes

HEX	`#5B414D`
RGB	`rgb(91, 65, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 25.5%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 17%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 29%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 15%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.74, 13.42, -2.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.74, 13.71, 348.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.544, 6.541, 7.885)`
Decimal	`5980493`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B414D, 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 #5B414D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B414D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	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 #5B414D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b414d; }
.text { color: #5b414d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b414d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 65 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b414d, #5b4241); }

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Questions

What color is #5B414D?: #5B414D is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B414D?: The RGB value is 91, 65, 77: 91 red, 65 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B414D?: The complementary color is #415B4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B414D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.