What color is #5B4B41?

#5B4B41 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Umber. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B4B41?

The RGB value is 91, 75, 65: 91 red, 75 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B4B41?

The complementary color is #41515B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B4B41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B4B41 color

#5B4B41 rgb(91, 75, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B4B41 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 29.4% green and 25.5% blue (91, 75, 65).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 17% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 29% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Umber (#635147), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.31:1).

#5B4B41 color codes

HEX	`#5B4B41`
RGB	`rgb(91, 75, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 29.4%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 17%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 29%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 29%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.22, 4.99, 8.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.22, 9.84, 59.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.785, 7.638, 6.064)`
Decimal	`5983041`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B4B41, 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 #5B4B41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B4B41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.31:1	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 #5B4B41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b4b41; }
.text { color: #5b4b41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b4b41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 75 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b4b41, #5b5841); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5B4B41?: #5B4B41 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Umber. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B4B41?: The RGB value is 91, 75, 65: 91 red, 75 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B4B41?: The complementary color is #41515B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B4B41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.