What color is #5B504B?

#5B504B 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 #5B504B?

The RGB value is 91, 80, 75: 91 red, 80 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B504B?

The complementary color is #4B565B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B504B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B504B color

#5B504B rgb(91, 80, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B504B is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 31.4% green and 29.4% blue (91, 80, 75).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 10% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 18% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Pretzel (#60504B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.8:1).

#5B504B color codes

HEX	`#5B504B`
RGB	`rgb(91, 80, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 31.4%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 10%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 18%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 18%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.94, 3.6, 4.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.94, 5.85, 51.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.453, 8.47, 7.845)`
Decimal	`5984331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B504B, 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 #5B504B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B504B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	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 #5B504B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b504b; }
.text { color: #5b504b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b504b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 80 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b504b, #5b584b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #5B504B?: #5B504B 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 #5B504B?: The RGB value is 91, 80, 75: 91 red, 80 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B504B?: The complementary color is #4B565B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B504B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.