What color is #5B513F?

#5B513F 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 #5B513F?

The RGB value is 91, 81, 63: 91 red, 81 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B513F?

The complementary color is #3F495B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B513F?

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.

#5B513F color

#5B513F rgb(91, 81, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B513F is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 31.8% green and 24.7% blue (91, 81, 63).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 18% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 31% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Island (#605244), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#5B513F color codes

HEX	`#5B513F`
RGB	`rgb(91, 81, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 31.8%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 18%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 31%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 31%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.94, 0.95, 12.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.94, 12.15, 85.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.154, 8.468, 5.907)`
Decimal	`5984575`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B513F, 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 #5B513F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B513F 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 #5B513F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b513f; }
.text { color: #5b513f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b513f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 81 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b513f, #575b3f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #5B513F?: #5B513F 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 #5B513F?: The RGB value is 91, 81, 63: 91 red, 81 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B513F?: The complementary color is #3F495B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B513F?: 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.