What color is #5A4349?

#5A4349 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A4349?

The RGB value is 90, 67, 73: 90 red, 67 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A4349?

The complementary color is #435A54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A4349?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A4349 color

#5A4349 rgb(90, 67, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A4349 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 26.3% green and 28.6% blue (90, 67, 73).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 15% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 19% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Plum Intended (#644348), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9:1).

#5A4349 color codes

HEX	`#5A4349`
RGB	`rgb(90, 67, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 26.3%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 15%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 26%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 19%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.04, 10.99, 0.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.04, 10.99, 1.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.426, 6.669, 7.198)`
Decimal	`5915465`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A4349, 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 #5A4349	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A4349 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9:1	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 #5A4349 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a4349; }
.text { color: #5a4349; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a4349; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 67 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a4349, #5a4943); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5A4349?: #5A4349 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A4349?: The RGB value is 90, 67, 73: 90 red, 67 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A4349?: The complementary color is #435A54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A4349?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.