What color is #5A241E?

#5A241E is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Worcestershire Sauce. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A241E?

The RGB value is 90, 36, 30: 90 red, 36 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A241E?

The complementary color is #1E545A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A241E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A241E color

#5A241E rgb(90, 36, 30)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5A241E is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 14.1% green and 11.8% blue (90, 36, 30).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 50% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 67% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Worcestershire Sauce (#572B26), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.31:1).

#5A241E color codes

HEX	`#5A241E`
RGB	`rgb(90, 36, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 14.1%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 50%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 67%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 60%, 67%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.05, 24.35, 16.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.05, 29.25, 33.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.082, 3.53, 1.642)`
Decimal	`5907486`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A241E, 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 #5A241E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A241E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	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 #5A241E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a241e; }
.text { color: #5a241e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a241e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 36 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a241e, #5a421e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #5A241E?: #5A241E is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Worcestershire Sauce. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A241E?: The RGB value is 90, 36, 30: 90 red, 36 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A241E?: The complementary color is #1E545A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A241E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.