What color is #5A3737?

#5A3737 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Monkey Island. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A3737?

The RGB value is 90, 55, 55: 90 red, 55 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A3737?

The complementary color is #375A5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A3737?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A3737 color

#5A3737 rgb(90, 55, 55)

Shades of red

The hex color #5A3737 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 21.6% green and 21.6% blue (90, 55, 55).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 24% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 39% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Monkey Island (#553B39), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.31:1).

#5A3737 color codes

HEX	`#5A3737`
RGB	`rgb(90, 55, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 21.6%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 24%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 39%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 39%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.25, 15.64, 6.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.25, 16.95, 22.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.272, 5.182, 4.284)`
Decimal	`5912375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A3737, 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 #5A3737	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A3737 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	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 #5A3737 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a3737; }
.text { color: #5a3737; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a3737; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 55 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a3737, #5a4937); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5A3737?: #5A3737 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Monkey Island. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A3737?: The RGB value is 90, 55, 55: 90 red, 55 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A3737?: The complementary color is #375A5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A3737?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.