What color is #5B5A4D?

#5B5A4D is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B5A4D?

The RGB value is 91, 90, 77: 91 red, 90 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B5A4D?

The complementary color is #4D4E5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B5A4D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B5A4D color

#5B5A4D rgb(91, 90, 77)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5B5A4D is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 35.3% green and 30.2% blue (91, 90, 77).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 8% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 15% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Masala (#57534B), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.97:1).

#5B5A4D color codes

HEX	`#5B5A4D`
RGB	`rgb(91, 90, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 35.3%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 8%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 15%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 15%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.97, -2.15, 7.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.97, 7.96, 105.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.31, 10.072, 8.473)`
Decimal	`5986893`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B5A4D, 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 #5B5A4D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5B5A4D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #5B5A4D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b5a4d; }
.text { color: #5b5a4d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b5a4d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 90 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b5a4d, #555b4d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5B5A4D?: #5B5A4D is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B5A4D?: The RGB value is 91, 90, 77: 91 red, 90 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B5A4D?: The complementary color is #4D4E5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B5A4D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.