What color is #5A3521?

#5A3521 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Grilled. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A3521?

The RGB value is 90, 53, 33: 90 red, 53 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A3521?

The complementary color is #21465A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A3521?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A3521 color

#5A3521 rgb(90, 53, 33)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5A3521 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 20.8% green and 12.9% blue (90, 53, 33).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 46% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 63% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Grilled (#633F2E), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.68:1).

#5A3521 color codes

HEX	`#5A3521`
RGB	`rgb(90, 53, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 20.8%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 46%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 63%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 63%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.25, 14.35, 19.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.25, 24.2, 53.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.764, 4.83, 2.067)`
Decimal	`5911841`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A3521, 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 #5A3521	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A3521 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #5A3521 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a3521; }
.text { color: #5a3521; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a3521; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 53 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a3521, #5a5221); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #5A3521?: #5A3521 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Grilled. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A3521?: The RGB value is 90, 53, 33: 90 red, 53 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A3521?: The complementary color is #21465A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A3521?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.