What color is #5A3A25?

#5A3A25 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Peat Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A3A25?

The RGB value is 90, 58, 37: 90 red, 58 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A3A25?

The complementary color is #25455A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A3A25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A3A25 color

#5A3A25 rgb(90, 58, 37)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5A3A25 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 22.7% green and 14.5% blue (90, 58, 37).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 42% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 59% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Peat Brown (#5A3D29), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.16:1).

#5A3A25 color codes

HEX	`#5A3A25`
RGB	`rgb(90, 58, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 22.7%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 42%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 59%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 59%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.67, 11.58, 18.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.67, 22.03, 58.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.064, 5.334, 2.46)`
Decimal	`5913125`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A3A25, 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 #5A3A25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A3A25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	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 #5A3A25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a3a25; }
.text { color: #5a3a25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a3a25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 58 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a3a25, #5a5425); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5A3A25?: #5A3A25 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Peat Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A3A25?: The RGB value is 90, 58, 37: 90 red, 58 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A3A25?: The complementary color is #25455A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A3A25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.