What color is #5B4A4D?

#5B4A4D is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Chinotto. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B4A4D?

The RGB value is 91, 74, 77: 91 red, 74 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B4A4D?

The complementary color is #4A5B58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B4A4D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B4A4D color

#5B4A4D rgb(91, 74, 77)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B4A4D is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 29% green and 30.2% blue (91, 74, 77).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 10% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 15% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Chinotto (#554747), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.3:1).

#5B4A4D color codes

HEX	`#5B4A4D`
RGB	`rgb(91, 74, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 29%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 10%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 19%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 15%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.26, 7.73, 0.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.26, 7.78, 6.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.103, 7.658, 8.071)`
Decimal	`5982797`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B4A4D, 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 #5B4A4D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B4A4D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	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 #5B4A4D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b4a4d; }
.text { color: #5b4a4d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b4a4d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 74 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b4a4d, #5b504a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #5B4A4D?: #5B4A4D is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Chinotto. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B4A4D?: The RGB value is 91, 74, 77: 91 red, 74 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B4A4D?: The complementary color is #4A5B58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B4A4D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.