What color is #5D484D?

#5D484D is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Chocolate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D484D?

The RGB value is 93, 72, 77: 93 red, 72 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D484D?

The complementary color is #485D58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D484D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D484D color

#5D484D rgb(93, 72, 77)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D484D is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 28.2% green and 30.2% blue (93, 72, 77).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 13% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 17% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Dark Chocolate (#624A49), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.4:1).

#5D484D color codes

HEX	`#5D484D`
RGB	`rgb(93, 72, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 28.2%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 13%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 23%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 17%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.91, 9.83, 0.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.91, 9.84, 2.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.171, 7.498, 8.037)`
Decimal	`6113357`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D484D, 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 #5D484D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D484D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	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 #5D484D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d484d; }
.text { color: #5d484d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d484d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 72 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d484d, #5d4e48); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5D484D?: #5D484D is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Chocolate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D484D?: The RGB value is 93, 72, 77: 93 red, 72 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D484D?: The complementary color is #485D58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D484D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.