What color is #5A4550?

#5A4550 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A4550?

The RGB value is 90, 69, 80: 90 red, 69 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A4550?

The complementary color is #455A4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A4550?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A4550 color

#5A4550 rgb(90, 69, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A4550 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 27.1% green and 31.4% blue (90, 69, 80).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 13% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 11% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.74:1).

#5A4550 color codes

HEX	`#5A4550`
RGB	`rgb(90, 69, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 27.1%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 13%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 23%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 11%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.83, 11.06, -3.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.83, 11.49, 344.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.792, 7.009, 8.53)`
Decimal	`5915984`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A4550, 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 #5A4550	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A4550 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	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 #5A4550 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a4550; }
.text { color: #5a4550; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a4550; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 69 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a4550, #5a4546); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5A4550?: #5A4550 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A4550?: The RGB value is 90, 69, 80: 90 red, 69 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A4550?: The complementary color is #455A4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A4550?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.