What color is #5B5046?

#5B5046 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 #5B5046?

The RGB value is 91, 80, 70: 91 red, 80 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B5046?

The complementary color is #46515B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B5046?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B5046 color

#5B5046 rgb(91, 80, 70)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B5046 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 31.4% green and 27.5% blue (91, 80, 70).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 13% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 23% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Island (#605244), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.83:1).

#5B5046 color codes

HEX	`#5B5046`
RGB	`rgb(91, 80, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 31.4%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 13%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 23%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 23%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.81, 2.72, 7.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.81, 8.04, 70.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.289, 8.404, 6.979)`
Decimal	`5984326`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B5046, 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 #5B5046	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B5046 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	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 #5B5046 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b5046; }
.text { color: #5b5046; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b5046; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 80 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b5046, #5b5a46); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5B5046?: #5B5046 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 #5B5046?: The RGB value is 91, 80, 70: 91 red, 80 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B5046?: The complementary color is #46515B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B5046?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.