What color is #5B594E?

#5B594E is a gray, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B594E?

The RGB value is 91, 89, 78: 91 red, 89 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B594E?

The complementary color is #4E505B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B594E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B594E color

#5B594E rgb(91, 89, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B594E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 34.9% green and 30.6% blue (91, 89, 78).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 8% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 14% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Masala (#57534B), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#5B594E color codes

HEX	`#5B594E`
RGB	`rgb(91, 89, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 34.9%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 8%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 14%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 14%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.7, -1.37, 6.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.7, 6.8, 101.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.262, 9.919, 8.633)`
Decimal	`5986638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B594E, 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 #5B594E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B594E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	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 #5B594E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b594e; }
.text { color: #5b594e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b594e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 89 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b594e, #575b4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5B594E?: #5B594E is a gray, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B594E?: The RGB value is 91, 89, 78: 91 red, 89 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B594E?: The complementary color is #4E505B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B594E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.