What color is #5A283C?

#5A283C is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Soul Anchor. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A283C?

The RGB value is 90, 40, 60: 90 red, 40 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A283C?

The complementary color is #285A46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A283C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A283C color

#5A283C rgb(90, 40, 60)

Shades of red

The hex color #5A283C is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 15.7% green and 23.5% blue (90, 40, 60).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 38% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 33% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Soul Anchor (#5C1C39), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.64:1).

#5A283C color codes

HEX	`#5A283C`
RGB	`rgb(90, 40, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 15.7%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 38%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 56%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 33%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.73, 25.49, -1.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.73, 25.56, 355.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.791, 4.018, 4.745)`
Decimal	`5908540`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A283C, 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 #5A283C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A283C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	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 #5A283C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a283c; }
.text { color: #5a283c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a283c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 40 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a283c, #5a2d28); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5A283C?: #5A283C is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Soul Anchor. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A283C?: The RGB value is 90, 40, 60: 90 red, 40 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A283C?: The complementary color is #285A46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A283C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.