What color is #5A382E?

#5A382E is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Chocolate Escape. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A382E?

The RGB value is 90, 56, 46: 90 red, 56 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A382E?

The complementary color is #2E505A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A382E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A382E color

#5A382E rgb(90, 56, 46)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5A382E is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 22% green and 18% blue (90, 56, 46).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 32% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 49% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Escape (#623D2E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.29:1).

#5A382E color codes

HEX	`#5A382E`
RGB	`rgb(90, 56, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 22%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 32%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 49%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 49%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.3, 13.83, 12.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.3, 18.65, 42.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.124, 5.2, 3.265)`
Decimal	`5912622`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A382E, 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 #5A382E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A382E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.29:1	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 #5A382E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a382e; }
.text { color: #5a382e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a382e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 56 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a382e, #5a4e2e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5A382E?: #5A382E is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Chocolate Escape. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A382E?: The RGB value is 90, 56, 46: 90 red, 56 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A382E?: The complementary color is #2E505A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A382E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.