What color is #5B5155?

#5B5155 is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B5155?

The RGB value is 91, 81, 85: 91 red, 81 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B5155?

The complementary color is #515B57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B5155?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B5155 color

#5B5155 rgb(91, 81, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B5155 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 31.8% green and 33.3% blue (91, 81, 85).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 6% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 7% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.63:1).

#5B5155 color codes

HEX	`#5B5155`
RGB	`rgb(91, 81, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 31.8%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 6%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 11%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 7%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.53, 4.92, -0.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.53, 4.99, 350.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.896, 8.765, 9.816)`
Decimal	`5984597`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B5155, 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 #5B5155	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B5155 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	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 #5B5155 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b5155; }
.text { color: #5b5155; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b5155; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 81 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b5155, #5b5251); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #5B5155?: #5B5155 is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B5155?: The RGB value is 91, 81, 85: 91 red, 81 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B5155?: The complementary color is #515B57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B5155?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.