What color is #5A4243?

#5A4243 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Monkey Island. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A4243?

The RGB value is 90, 66, 67: 90 red, 66 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A4243?

The complementary color is #425A59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A4243?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A4243 color

#5A4243 rgb(90, 66, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A4243 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 25.9% green and 26.3% blue (90, 66, 67).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 15% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 26% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Monkey Island (#553B39), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.15:1).

#5A4243 color codes

HEX	`#5A4243`
RGB	`rgb(90, 66, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 25.9%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 15%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 27%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 26%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.58, 10.56, 3.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.58, 11.11, 18.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.178, 6.476, 6.181)`
Decimal	`5915203`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A4243, 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 #5A4243	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A4243 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	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 #5A4243 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a4243; }
.text { color: #5a4243; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a4243; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 66 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a4243, #5a4d42); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #5A4243?: #5A4243 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Monkey Island. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A4243?: The RGB value is 90, 66, 67: 90 red, 66 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A4243?: The complementary color is #425A59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A4243?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.