What color is #5A3435?

#5A3435 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rampant Rhubarb. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A3435?

The RGB value is 90, 52, 53: 90 red, 52 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A3435?

The complementary color is #345A59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A3435?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A3435 color

#5A3435 rgb(90, 52, 53)

Shades of red

The hex color #5A3435 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 20.4% green and 20.8% blue (90, 52, 53).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 27% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 41% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Rampant Rhubarb (#603231), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.62:1).

#5A3435 color codes

HEX	`#5A3435`
RGB	`rgb(90, 52, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 20.4%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 27%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 42%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 41%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.41, 17.24, 6.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.41, 18.49, 21.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.087, 4.887, 3.99)`
Decimal	`5911605`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A3435, 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 #5A3435	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A3435 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #5A3435 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a3435; }
.text { color: #5a3435; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a3435; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 52 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a3435, #5a4634); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5A3435?: #5A3435 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rampant Rhubarb. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A3435?: The RGB value is 90, 52, 53: 90 red, 52 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A3435?: The complementary color is #345A59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A3435?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.