What color is #5B433A?

#5B433A is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Espresso Bar. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B433A?

The RGB value is 91, 67, 58: 91 red, 67 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B433A?

The complementary color is #3A525B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B433A?

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.

#5B433A color

#5B433A rgb(91, 67, 58)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5B433A is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 26.3% green and 22.7% blue (91, 67, 58).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 22% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 36% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Espresso Bar (#5B3F34), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#5B433A color codes

HEX	`#5B433A`
RGB	`rgb(91, 67, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 26.3%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 22%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 36%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 36%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.75, 8.94, 9.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.75, 13.04, 46.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.085, 6.544, 4.892)`
Decimal	`5980986`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B433A, 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 #5B433A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B433A 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 #5B433A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b433a; }
.text { color: #5b433a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b433a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 67 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b433a, #5b543a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5B433A?: #5B433A is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Espresso Bar. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B433A?: The RGB value is 91, 67, 58: 91 red, 67 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B433A?: The complementary color is #3A525B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B433A?: 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.