What color is #5B4B3D?

#5B4B3D is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Volcanic Island. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B4B3D?

The RGB value is 91, 75, 61: 91 red, 75 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B4B3D?

The complementary color is #3D4D5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B4B3D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B4B3D color

#5B4B3D rgb(91, 75, 61)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B4B3D is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 29.4% green and 23.9% blue (91, 75, 61).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 20% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 33% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Island (#605244), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.34:1).

#5B4B3D color codes

HEX	`#5B4B3D`
RGB	`rgb(91, 75, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 29.4%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 20%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 33%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 33%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.12, 4.36, 10.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.12, 11.71, 68.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.673, 7.594, 5.476)`
Decimal	`5983037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B4B3D, 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 #5B4B3D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B4B3D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	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 #5B4B3D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b4b3d; }
.text { color: #5b4b3d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b4b3d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 75 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b4b3d, #5b5a3d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5B4B3D?: #5B4B3D is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Volcanic Island. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B4B3D?: The RGB value is 91, 75, 61: 91 red, 75 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B4B3D?: The complementary color is #3D4D5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B4B3D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.