What color is #5A404A?

#5A404A 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 #5A404A?

The RGB value is 90, 64, 74: 90 red, 64 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A404A?

The complementary color is #405A50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A404A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A404A color

#5A404A rgb(90, 64, 74)

Shades of red

The hex color #5A404A is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 25.1% green and 29% blue (90, 64, 74).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 17% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 18% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.26:1).

#5A404A color codes

HEX	`#5A404A`
RGB	`rgb(90, 64, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 25.1%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 17%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 29%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 18%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.24, 13.08, -1.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.24, 13.17, 353.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.286, 6.335, 7.316)`
Decimal	`5914698`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A404A, 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 #5A404A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A404A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	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 #5A404A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a404a; }
.text { color: #5a404a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a404a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 64 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a404a, #5a4340); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5A404A?: #5A404A 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 #5A404A?: The RGB value is 90, 64, 74: 90 red, 64 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A404A?: The complementary color is #405A50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A404A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.