Palettes / Colors / #5B3333

#5B3333 — Dusty Red

#5B3333 is a red color we call Dusty Red, closest to the named color DarkOliveGreen (#556B2F). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkolivegreen (#556B2F) — not an exact match. CSS darkolivegreen gives you #556B2F, a different color; use #5B3333 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#5B3333 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #335B5B; it also sits naturally between #5B3347 and #5B4733. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 36% · Green 20% · Blue 20%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 44% · Yellow 44% · Key 64%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #5B3333

.text { color: #5B3333; }
.background { background-color: #5B3333; }
.border { border: 3px solid #5B3333; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(91, 51, 51); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 28%, 28%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #5B3333; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(91, 51, 51, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #5B3333; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(91, 51, 51, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#5B3333">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#5B3333">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #335B5B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #5B3333: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #5B3333

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #5B3333 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #5B3333 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #5B3332  ·  #5B3334 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #5B3333?

#5B3333 is Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 91, 51, 51). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #5B3333?

#5B3333 is RGB 91, 51, 51 — HSL 0°, 28%, 28% — CMYK 0%, 44%, 44%, 64%.

What colors go with #5B3333?

Its complement is #335B5B; analogous partners are #5B3347 and #5B4733. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #5B3333 for text?

White text on #5B3333 has a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.97:1.