What color is #5D4F56?

#5D4F56 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D4F56?

The RGB value is 93, 79, 86: 93 red, 79 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D4F56?

The complementary color is #4F5D56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D4F56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D4F56 color

#5D4F56 rgb(93, 79, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D4F56 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 31% green and 33.7% blue (93, 79, 86).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 8% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 8% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.73:1).

#5D4F56 color codes

HEX	`#5D4F56`
RGB	`rgb(93, 79, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 31%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 8%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 15%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 8%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.18, 7.19, -1.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.18, 7.44, 344.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.99, 8.591, 9.987)`
Decimal	`6115158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D4F56, 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 #5D4F56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D4F56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	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 #5D4F56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d4f56; }
.text { color: #5d4f56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d4f56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 79 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d4f56, #5d4f4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5D4F56?: #5D4F56 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D4F56?: The RGB value is 93, 79, 86: 93 red, 79 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D4F56?: The complementary color is #4F5D56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D4F56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.