What color is #5B444F?

#5B444F is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B444F?

The RGB value is 91, 68, 79: 91 red, 68 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B444F?

The complementary color is #445B50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B444F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B444F color

#5B444F rgb(91, 68, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B444F is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 26.7% green and 31% blue (91, 68, 79).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 14% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 13% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.81:1).

#5B444F color codes

HEX	`#5B444F`
RGB	`rgb(91, 68, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 26.7%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 14%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 25%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 13%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.63, 11.91, -2.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.63, 12.22, 346.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.793, 6.923, 8.321)`
Decimal	`5981263`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B444F, 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 #5B444F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B444F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	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 #5B444F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b444f; }
.text { color: #5b444f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b444f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 68 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b444f, #5b4544); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5B444F?: #5B444F is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B444F?: The RGB value is 91, 68, 79: 91 red, 68 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B444F?: The complementary color is #445B50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B444F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.