What color is #5B4849?

#5B4849 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Mustang. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B4849?

The RGB value is 91, 72, 73: 91 red, 72 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B4849?

The complementary color is #485B5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B4849?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B4849 color

#5B4849 rgb(91, 72, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B4849 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 28.2% green and 28.6% blue (91, 72, 73).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 12% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 20% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Mustang (#5E4A47), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.51:1).

#5B4849 color codes

HEX	`#5B4849`
RGB	`rgb(91, 72, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 28.2%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 12%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 21%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 20%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.57, 8.25, 2.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.57, 8.61, 16.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.834, 7.34, 7.306)`
Decimal	`5982281`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B4849, 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 #5B4849	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B4849 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	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 #5B4849 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b4849; }
.text { color: #5b4849; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b4849; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 72 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b4849, #5b5148); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #5B4849?: #5B4849 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Mustang. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B4849?: The RGB value is 91, 72, 73: 91 red, 72 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B4849?: The complementary color is #485B5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B4849?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.