What color is #5B4B51?

#5B4B51 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 #5B4B51?

The RGB value is 91, 75, 81: 91 red, 75 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B4B51?

The complementary color is #4B5B55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B4B51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B4B51 color

#5B4B51 rgb(91, 75, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B4B51 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 29.4% green and 31.8% blue (91, 75, 81).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 10% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 11% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#5B4B51 color codes

HEX	`#5B4B51`
RGB	`rgb(91, 75, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 29.4%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 10%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 18%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 11%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.67, 7.87, -1.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.67, 7.94, 352.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.316, 7.851, 8.86)`
Decimal	`5983057`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B4B51, 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 #5B4B51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B4B51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	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 #5B4B51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b4b51; }
.text { color: #5b4b51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b4b51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 75 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b4b51, #5b4d4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5B4B51?: #5B4B51 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 #5B4B51?: The RGB value is 91, 75, 81: 91 red, 75 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B4B51?: The complementary color is #4B5B55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B4B51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.