What color is #5B4A52?

#5B4A52 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B4A52?

The RGB value is 91, 74, 82: 91 red, 74 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B4A52?

The complementary color is #4A5B53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B4A52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B4A52 color

#5B4A52 rgb(91, 74, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B4A52 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 29% green and 32.2% blue (91, 74, 82).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 10% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 10% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.25:1).

#5B4A52 color codes

HEX	`#5B4A52`
RGB	`rgb(91, 74, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 29%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 10%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 19%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 10%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.42, 8.7, -2.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.42, 8.94, 346.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.286, 7.731, 9.037)`
Decimal	`5982802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B4A52, 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 #5B4A52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B4A52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	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 #5B4A52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b4a52; }
.text { color: #5b4a52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b4a52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 74 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b4a52, #5b4a4a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5B4A52?: #5B4A52 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B4A52?: The RGB value is 91, 74, 82: 91 red, 74 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B4A52?: The complementary color is #4A5B53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B4A52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.