What color is #5B4D57?

#5B4D57 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B4D57?

The RGB value is 91, 77, 87: 91 red, 77 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B4D57?

The complementary color is #4D5B51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B4D57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B4D57 color

#5B4D57 rgb(91, 77, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B4D57 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 30.2% green and 34.1% blue (91, 77, 87).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 8% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 4% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

#5B4D57 color codes

HEX	`#5B4D57`
RGB	`rgb(91, 77, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 30.2%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 8%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 15%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 4%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.44, 7.83, -3.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.44, 8.67, 334.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.688, 8.22, 10.144)`
Decimal	`5983575`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B4D57, 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 #5B4D57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B4D57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	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 #5B4D57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b4d57; }
.text { color: #5b4d57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b4d57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 77 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b4d57, #5b4d50); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5B4D57?: #5B4D57 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B4D57?: The RGB value is 91, 77, 87: 91 red, 77 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B4D57?: The complementary color is #4D5B51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B4D57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.