What color is #5A3943?

#5A3943 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A3943?

The RGB value is 90, 57, 67: 90 red, 57 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A3943?

The complementary color is #395A50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A3943?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A3943 color

#5A3943 rgb(90, 57, 67)

Shades of red

The hex color #5A3943 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 22.4% green and 26.3% blue (90, 57, 67).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 22% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 26% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10:1).

#5A3943 color codes

HEX	`#5A3943`
RGB	`rgb(90, 57, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 22.4%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 22%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 37%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 26%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.13, 16.26, -0.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.13, 16.26, 359.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.693, 5.506, 6.019)`
Decimal	`5912899`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A3943, 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 #5A3943	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A3943 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	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 #5A3943 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a3943; }
.text { color: #5a3943; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a3943; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 57 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a3943, #5a4039); }

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Questions

What color is #5A3943?: #5A3943 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A3943?: The RGB value is 90, 57, 67: 90 red, 57 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A3943?: The complementary color is #395A50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A3943?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.