What color is #5D4F4E?

#5D4F4E is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Molasses. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D4F4E?

The RGB value is 93, 79, 78: 93 red, 79 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D4F4E?

The complementary color is #4E5C5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D4F4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D4F4E color

#5D4F4E rgb(93, 79, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D4F4E is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 31% green and 30.6% blue (93, 79, 78).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 9% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 16% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Molasses (#574A47), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.8:1).

#5D4F4E color codes

HEX	`#5D4F4E`
RGB	`rgb(93, 79, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 31%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 9%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 16%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 16%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.94, 5.63, 2.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.94, 6.27, 26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.685, 8.469, 8.383)`
Decimal	`6115150`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D4F4E, 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 #5D4F4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D4F4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	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 #5D4F4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d4f4e; }
.text { color: #5d4f4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d4f4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 79 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d4f4e, #5d574e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #5D4F4E?: #5D4F4E is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Molasses. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D4F4E?: The RGB value is 93, 79, 78: 93 red, 79 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D4F4E?: The complementary color is #4E5C5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D4F4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.