What color is #5A292B?

#5A292B 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 #5A292B?

The RGB value is 90, 41, 43: 90 red, 41 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A292B?

The complementary color is #295A58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A292B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A292B color

#5A292B rgb(90, 41, 43)

Shades of red

The hex color #5A292B is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 16.1% green and 16.9% blue (90, 41, 43).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 37% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 52% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Jazz (#5F2C2F), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.75:1).

#5A292B color codes

HEX	`#5A292B`
RGB	`rgb(90, 41, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 16.1%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 37%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 54%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 52%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.45, 22.7, 9.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.45, 24.53, 22.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.446, 3.935, 2.758)`
Decimal	`5908779`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A292B, 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 #5A292B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A292B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	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 #5A292B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a292b; }
.text { color: #5a292b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a292b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 41 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a292b, #5a3f29); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #5A292B?: #5A292B 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 #5A292B?: The RGB value is 90, 41, 43: 90 red, 41 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A292B?: The complementary color is #295A58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A292B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.