What color is #5A4331?

#5A4331 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Turtle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A4331?

The RGB value is 90, 67, 49: 90 red, 67 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A4331?

The complementary color is #31485A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A4331?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A4331 color

#5A4331 rgb(90, 67, 49)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5A4331 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 26.3% green and 19.2% blue (90, 67, 49).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 29% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 46% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Turtle (#523F31), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.2:1).

#5A4331 color codes

HEX	`#5A4331`
RGB	`rgb(90, 67, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 26.3%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 29%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 46%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 46%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.42, 7.24, 14.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.42, 16.45, 63.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.778, 6.41, 3.785)`
Decimal	`5915441`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A4331, 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 #5A4331	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A4331 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	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 #5A4331 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a4331; }
.text { color: #5a4331; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a4331; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 67 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a4331, #5a5831); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5A4331?: #5A4331 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Turtle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A4331?: The RGB value is 90, 67, 49: 90 red, 67 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A4331?: The complementary color is #31485A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A4331?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.