What color is #5B4C48?

#5B4C48 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Molasses. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B4C48?

The RGB value is 91, 76, 72: 91 red, 76 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B4C48?

The complementary color is #48575B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B4C48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B4C48 color

#5B4C48 rgb(91, 76, 72)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B4C48 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 29.8% green and 28.2% blue (91, 76, 72).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 12% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 21% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Molasses (#574A47), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

#5B4C48 color codes

HEX	`#5B4C48`
RGB	`rgb(91, 76, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 29.8%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 12%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 21%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 21%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.69, 5.56, 4.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.69, 7.29, 40.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.069, 7.861, 7.222)`
Decimal	`5983304`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B4C48, 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 #5B4C48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B4C48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	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 #5B4C48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b4c48; }
.text { color: #5b4c48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b4c48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 76 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b4c48, #5b5648); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5B4C48?: #5B4C48 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Molasses. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B4C48?: The RGB value is 91, 76, 72: 91 red, 76 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B4C48?: The complementary color is #48575B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B4C48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.