What color is #5A2325?

#5A2325 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Lonestar. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A2325?

The RGB value is 90, 35, 37: 90 red, 35 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A2325?

The complementary color is #235A58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A2325?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A2325 color

#5A2325 rgb(90, 35, 37)

Shades of red

The hex color #5A2325 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 13.7% green and 14.5% blue (90, 35, 37).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 44% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 59% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Lonestar (#522426), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.34:1).

#5A2325 color codes

HEX	`#5A2325`
RGB	`rgb(90, 35, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 13.7%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 44%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 61%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 59%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.98, 25.52, 11.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.98, 27.94, 24.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.152, 3.51, 2.156)`
Decimal	`5907237`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A2325, 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 #5A2325	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A2325 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	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 #5A2325 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a2325; }
.text { color: #5a2325; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a2325; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 35 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a2325, #5a3d23); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #5A2325?: #5A2325 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Lonestar. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A2325?: The RGB value is 90, 35, 37: 90 red, 35 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A2325?: The complementary color is #235A58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A2325?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.