What color is #5B4E43?

#5B4E43 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 #5B4E43?

The RGB value is 91, 78, 67: 91 red, 78 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B4E43?

The complementary color is #43505B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B4E43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B4E43 color

#5B4E43 rgb(91, 78, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B4E43 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 30.6% green and 26.3% blue (91, 78, 67).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 15% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 26% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Island (#605244), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.03:1).

#5B4E43 color codes

HEX	`#5B4E43`
RGB	`rgb(91, 78, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 30.6%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 15%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 26%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 26%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.15, 3.45, 8.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.15, 9.19, 67.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.052, 8.078, 6.444)`
Decimal	`5983811`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B4E43, 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 #5B4E43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B4E43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	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 #5B4E43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b4e43; }
.text { color: #5b4e43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b4e43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 78 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b4e43, #5b5a43); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5B4E43?: #5B4E43 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 #5B4E43?: The RGB value is 91, 78, 67: 91 red, 78 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B4E43?: The complementary color is #43505B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B4E43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.