What color is #5A4347?

#5A4347 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Chocolate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A4347?

The RGB value is 90, 67, 71: 90 red, 67 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A4347?

The complementary color is #435A56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A4347?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A4347 color

#5A4347 rgb(90, 67, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A4347 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 26.3% green and 27.8% blue (90, 67, 71).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 15% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 21% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Dark Chocolate (#624A49), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.02:1).

#5A4347 color codes

HEX	`#5A4347`
RGB	`rgb(90, 67, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 26.3%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 15%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 26%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 21%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.98, 10.62, 1.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.98, 10.72, 7.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.361, 6.643, 6.855)`
Decimal	`5915463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A4347, 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 #5A4347	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A4347 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	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 #5A4347 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a4347; }
.text { color: #5a4347; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a4347; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 67 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a4347, #5a4b43); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5A4347?: #5A4347 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Chocolate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A4347?: The RGB value is 90, 67, 71: 90 red, 67 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A4347?: The complementary color is #435A56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A4347?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.