What color is #5A393F?

#5A393F is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A393F?

The RGB value is 90, 57, 63: 90 red, 57 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A393F?

The complementary color is #395A54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A393F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A393F color

#5A393F rgb(90, 57, 63)

Shades of red

The hex color #5A393F is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 22.4% green and 24.7% blue (90, 57, 63).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 22% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 30% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Plum Intended (#644348), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.04:1).

#5A393F color codes

HEX	`#5A393F`
RGB	`rgb(90, 57, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 22.4%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 22%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 37%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 30%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28, 15.6, 2.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28, 15.77, 8.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.577, 5.459, 5.409)`
Decimal	`5912895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A393F, 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 #5A393F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A393F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	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 #5A393F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a393f; }
.text { color: #5a393f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a393f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 57 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a393f, #5a4339); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5A393F?: #5A393F is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A393F?: The RGB value is 90, 57, 63: 90 red, 57 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A393F?: The complementary color is #395A54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A393F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.