Information about #5B4C54 color

#5B4C54 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#5B4C54 falls into the Rose Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(91, 76, 84) — 35.7% red, 29.8% green, 32.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 6 / 3 / 64. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #5B4C54 reads as a softly muted neutral grey and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Don Juan (#5A4F51). Slightly further away sit Zulu (#585156) and Vampire Gray (#565051).

The recipe behind #5B4C54 is rgb(91, 76, 84), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 8.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.6:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:64), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #5B4C54 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#5B4C54 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#5B4C54 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #5B4C54

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Don Juan color link
Don Juan

#5A4F51

Zulu color link
Zulu

#585156

Vampire Gray color link
Vampire Gray

#565051

Berlin color link
Berlin

#554A58

Artefact color link
Artefact

#5D5250

Sidewinder color link
Sidewinder

#554D4F

Yasna color link
Yasna

#544A50

Tundora color link
Tundora

#585452

Warm Taupe color link
Warm Taupe

#5F514E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5B4C54
  • RGB91, 76, 84
  • CMYK0, 6, 3, 64
  • CSSrgb(91, 76, 84)
  • HSL328°, 9%, 33%
  • HSL Precise328°, 8.982%, 32.745%
  • HSV328°, 16%, 36%
  • HSB328°, 16%, 36%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.298
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.329
  • GLSLvec3(0.357, 0.298, 0.329)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.357, 0.298, 0.329, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.357, 0.298, 0.329)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB35.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB29.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB32.9%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID5B4C54
  • DECIMAL ID5983316
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01