What color is #5A3D49?

#5A3D49 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 #5A3D49?

The RGB value is 90, 61, 73: 90 red, 61 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A3D49?

The complementary color is #3D5A4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A3D49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A3D49 color

#5A3D49 rgb(90, 61, 73)

Shades of red

The hex color #5A3D49 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 23.9% green and 28.6% blue (90, 61, 73).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 19% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 19% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.55:1).

#5A3D49 color codes

HEX	`#5A3D49`
RGB	`rgb(90, 61, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 23.9%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 19%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 32%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 19%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.39, 14.79, -2.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.39, 14.95, 351.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.088, 5.993, 7.085)`
Decimal	`5913929`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A3D49, 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 #5A3D49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A3D49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	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 #5A3D49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a3d49; }
.text { color: #5a3d49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a3d49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 61 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a3d49, #5a403d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5A3D49?: #5A3D49 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 #5A3D49?: The RGB value is 90, 61, 73: 90 red, 61 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A3D49?: The complementary color is #3D5A4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A3D49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.