What color is #5A443E?

#5A443E is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Mustang. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A443E?

The RGB value is 90, 68, 62: 90 red, 68 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A443E?

The complementary color is #3E545A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A443E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A443E color

#5A443E rgb(90, 68, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A443E is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 26.7% green and 24.3% blue (90, 68, 62).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 18% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 31% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Mustang (#5E4A47), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.01:1).

#5A443E color codes

HEX	`#5A443E`
RGB	`rgb(90, 68, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 26.7%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 18%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 31%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 31%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.01, 8.47, 7.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.01, 11.17, 40.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.153, 6.656, 5.464)`
Decimal	`5915710`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A443E, 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 #5A443E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A443E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.01:1	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 #5A443E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a443e; }
.text { color: #5a443e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a443e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 68 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a443e, #5a523e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5A443E?: #5A443E is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Mustang. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A443E?: The RGB value is 90, 68, 62: 90 red, 68 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A443E?: The complementary color is #3E545A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A443E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.