What color is #5B5345?

#5B5345 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B5345?

The RGB value is 91, 83, 69: 91 red, 83 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B5345?

The complementary color is #454D5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B5345?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B5345 color

#5B5345 rgb(91, 83, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B5345 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 32.5% green and 27.1% blue (91, 83, 69).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 14% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 24% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Masala (#57534B), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.59:1).

#5B5345 color codes

HEX	`#5B5345`
RGB	`rgb(91, 83, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 32.5%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 14%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 24%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 24%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.68, 0.7, 9.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.68, 9.43, 85.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.482, 8.841, 6.889)`
Decimal	`5985093`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B5345, 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 #5B5345	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B5345 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	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 #5B5345 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b5345; }
.text { color: #5b5345; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b5345; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 83 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b5345, #585b45); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #5B5345?: #5B5345 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B5345?: The RGB value is 91, 83, 69: 91 red, 83 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B5345?: The complementary color is #454D5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B5345?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.