What color is #5B4B3A?

#5B4B3A is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Volcanic Island. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B4B3A?

The RGB value is 91, 75, 58: 91 red, 75 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B4B3A?

The complementary color is #3A4A5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B4B3A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B4B3A color

#5B4B3A rgb(91, 75, 58)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5B4B3A is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 29.4% green and 22.7% blue (91, 75, 58).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 22% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 36% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Island (#605244), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.36:1).

#5B4B3A color codes

HEX	`#5B4B3A`
RGB	`rgb(91, 75, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 29.4%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 22%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 36%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 36%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.05, 3.92, 12.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.05, 13.25, 72.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.594, 7.562, 5.062)`
Decimal	`5983034`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B4B3A, 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 #5B4B3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B4B3A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	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 #5B4B3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b4b3a; }
.text { color: #5b4b3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b4b3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 75 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b4b3a, #5a5b3a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5B4B3A?: #5B4B3A is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Volcanic Island. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B4B3A?: The RGB value is 91, 75, 58: 91 red, 75 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B4B3A?: The complementary color is #3A4A5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B4B3A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.