What color is #5B4F48?

#5B4F48 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Pretzel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B4F48?

The RGB value is 91, 79, 72: 91 red, 79 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B4F48?

The complementary color is #48545B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B4F48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B4F48 color

#5B4F48 rgb(91, 79, 72)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B4F48 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 31% green and 28.2% blue (91, 79, 72).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 12% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 21% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Pretzel (#60504B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.9:1).

#5B4F48 color codes

HEX	`#5B4F48`
RGB	`rgb(91, 79, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 31%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 12%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 21%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 21%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.57, 3.69, 5.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.57, 7.01, 58.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.28, 8.284, 7.292)`
Decimal	`5984072`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B4F48, 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 #5B4F48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B4F48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	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 #5B4F48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b4f48; }
.text { color: #5b4f48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b4f48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 79 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b4f48, #5b5948); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5B4F48?: #5B4F48 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Pretzel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B4F48?: The RGB value is 91, 79, 72: 91 red, 79 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B4F48?: The complementary color is #48545B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B4F48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.