What color is #5B504E?

#5B504E is a gray, closest to the named color Molasses. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B504E?

The RGB value is 91, 80, 78: 91 red, 80 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B504E?

The complementary color is #4E595B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B504E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B504E color

#5B504E rgb(91, 80, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B504E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 31.4% green and 30.6% blue (91, 80, 78).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 8% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 14% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Molasses (#574A47), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.77:1).

#5B504E color codes

HEX	`#5B504E`
RGB	`rgb(91, 80, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 31.4%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 8%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 14%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 14%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.03, 4.16, 2.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.03, 5.04, 34.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.558, 8.512, 8.398)`
Decimal	`5984334`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B504E, 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 #5B504E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B504E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	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 #5B504E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b504e; }
.text { color: #5b504e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b504e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 80 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b504e, #5b564e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #5B504E?: #5B504E is a gray, closest to the named color Molasses. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B504E?: The RGB value is 91, 80, 78: 91 red, 80 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B504E?: The complementary color is #4E595B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B504E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.