What color is #5D584D?

#5D584D is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D584D?

The RGB value is 93, 88, 77: 93 red, 88 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D584D?

The complementary color is #4D525D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D584D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D584D color

#5D584D rgb(93, 88, 77)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D584D is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 34.5% green and 30.2% blue (93, 88, 77).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 9% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 17% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Masala (#57534B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#5D584D color codes

HEX	`#5D584D`
RGB	`rgb(93, 88, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 34.5%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 9%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 17%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 17%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.56, -0.1, 7.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.56, 7.11, 90.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.343, 9.843, 8.427)`
Decimal	`6117453`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D584D, 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 #5D584D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D584D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	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 #5D584D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d584d; }
.text { color: #5d584d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d584d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 88 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d584d, #5a5d4d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5D584D?: #5D584D is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D584D?: The RGB value is 93, 88, 77: 93 red, 88 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D584D?: The complementary color is #4D525D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D584D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.