What color is #5A2C27?

#5A2C27 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Worcestershire Sauce. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A2C27?

The RGB value is 90, 44, 39: 90 red, 44 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A2C27?

The complementary color is #27555A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A2C27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A2C27 color

#5A2C27 rgb(90, 44, 39)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5A2C27 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 17.3% green and 15.3% blue (90, 44, 39).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 40% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 57% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Worcestershire Sauce (#572B26), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.51:1).

#5A2C27 color codes

HEX	`#5A2C27`
RGB	`rgb(90, 44, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 17.3%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 40%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 57%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 57%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.07, 20.48, 12.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.07, 24.16, 32.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.484, 4.122, 2.426)`
Decimal	`5909543`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A2C27, 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 #5A2C27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A2C27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	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 #5A2C27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a2c27; }
.text { color: #5a2c27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a2c27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 44 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a2c27, #5a4627); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #5A2C27?: #5A2C27 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Worcestershire Sauce. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A2C27?: The RGB value is 90, 44, 39: 90 red, 44 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A2C27?: The complementary color is #27555A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A2C27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.