What color is #5D4956?

#5D4956 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D4956?

The RGB value is 93, 73, 86: 93 red, 73 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D4956?

The complementary color is #495D50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D4956?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D4956 color

#5D4956 rgb(93, 73, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D4956 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 28.6% green and 33.7% blue (93, 73, 86).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 12% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 8% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.23:1).

#5D4956 color codes

HEX	`#5D4956`
RGB	`rgb(93, 73, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 28.6%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 12%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 22%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 8%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.49, 10.96, -4.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.49, 11.83, 337.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.576, 7.764, 9.849)`
Decimal	`6113622`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D4956, 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 #5D4956	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D4956 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	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 #5D4956 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d4956; }
.text { color: #5d4956; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d4956; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 73 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d4956, #5d494c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5D4956?: #5D4956 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D4956?: The RGB value is 93, 73, 86: 93 red, 73 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D4956?: The complementary color is #495D50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D4956?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.