What color is #5A282D?

#5A282D is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Jazz. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A282D?

The RGB value is 90, 40, 45: 90 red, 40 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A282D?

The complementary color is #285A55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A282D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A282D color

#5A282D rgb(90, 40, 45)

Shades of red

The hex color #5A282D is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 15.7% green and 17.6% blue (90, 40, 45).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 38% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 50% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Jazz (#5F2C2F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.82:1).

#5A282D color codes

HEX	`#5A282D`
RGB	`rgb(90, 40, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 15.7%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 38%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 56%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 50%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.28, 23.51, 7.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.28, 24.73, 18.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.449, 3.881, 2.944)`
Decimal	`5908525`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A282D, 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 #5A282D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A282D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	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 #5A282D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a282d; }
.text { color: #5a282d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a282d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 40 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a282d, #5a3c28); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #5A282D?: #5A282D is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Jazz. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A282D?: The RGB value is 90, 40, 45: 90 red, 40 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A282D?: The complementary color is #285A55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A282D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.