What color is #5D5B53?

#5D5B53 is a gray, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D5B53?

The RGB value is 93, 91, 83: 93 red, 91 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D5B53?

The complementary color is #53555D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D5B53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D5B53 color

#5D5B53 rgb(93, 91, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D5B53 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 35.7% green and 32.5% blue (93, 91, 83).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 6% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 11% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Masala (#57534B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.8:1).

#5D5B53 color codes

HEX	`#5D5B53`
RGB	`rgb(93, 91, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 35.7%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 6%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 11%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 11%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.61, -0.8, 4.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.61, 4.96, 99.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.816, 10.434, 9.679)`
Decimal	`6118227`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D5B53, 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 #5D5B53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D5B53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #5D5B53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d5b53; }
.text { color: #5d5b53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d5b53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 91 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d5b53, #5a5d53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #5D5B53?: #5D5B53 is a gray, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D5B53?: The RGB value is 93, 91, 83: 93 red, 91 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D5B53?: The complementary color is #53555D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D5B53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.