What color is #5A3D35?

#5A3D35 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Espresso Bar. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A3D35?

The RGB value is 90, 61, 53: 90 red, 61 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A3D35?

The complementary color is #35525A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A3D35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A3D35 color

#5A3D35 rgb(90, 61, 53)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5A3D35 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 23.9% green and 20.8% blue (90, 61, 53).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 26% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 41% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Espresso Bar (#5B3F34), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.75:1).

#5A3D35 color codes

HEX	`#5A3D35`
RGB	`rgb(90, 61, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 23.9%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 26%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 41%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 41%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.82, 11.57, 10.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.82, 15.32, 40.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.528, 5.769, 4.137)`
Decimal	`5913909`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A3D35, 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 #5A3D35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A3D35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	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 #5A3D35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a3d35; }
.text { color: #5a3d35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a3d35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 61 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a3d35, #5a5035); }

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Questions

What color is #5A3D35?: #5A3D35 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Espresso Bar. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A3D35?: The RGB value is 90, 61, 53: 90 red, 61 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A3D35?: The complementary color is #35525A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A3D35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.