What color is #5D4E4B?

#5D4E4B is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Chocolate Pretzel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D4E4B?

The RGB value is 93, 78, 75: 93 red, 78 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D4E4B?

The complementary color is #4B5A5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D4E4B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D4E4B color

#5D4E4B rgb(93, 78, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D4E4B is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 30.6% green and 29.4% blue (93, 78, 75).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 11% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 19% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Pretzel (#60504B), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.9:1).

#5D4E4B color codes

HEX	`#5D4E4B`
RGB	`rgb(93, 78, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 30.6%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 11%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 19%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 19%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.57, 5.71, 4.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.57, 7.03, 35.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.509, 8.284, 7.806)`
Decimal	`6114891`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D4E4B, 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 #5D4E4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D4E4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	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 #5D4E4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d4e4b; }
.text { color: #5d4e4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d4e4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 78 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d4e4b, #5d574b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5D4E4B?: #5D4E4B is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Chocolate Pretzel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D4E4B?: The RGB value is 93, 78, 75: 93 red, 78 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D4E4B?: The complementary color is #4B5A5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D4E4B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.