What color is #5A4642?

#5A4642 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 #5A4642?

The RGB value is 90, 70, 66: 90 red, 70 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A4642?

The complementary color is #42565A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A4642?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A4642 color

#5A4642 rgb(90, 70, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A4642 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 27.5% green and 25.9% blue (90, 70, 66).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 15% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 27% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Mustang (#5E4A47), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.79:1).

#5A4642 color codes

HEX	`#5A4642`
RGB	`rgb(90, 70, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 27.5%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 15%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 27%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 27%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.69, 7.86, 5.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.69, 9.69, 35.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.39, 6.948, 6.105)`
Decimal	`5916226`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A4642, 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 #5A4642	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A4642 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	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 #5A4642 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a4642; }
.text { color: #5a4642; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a4642; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 70 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a4642, #5a5242); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #5A4642?: #5A4642 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 #5A4642?: The RGB value is 90, 70, 66: 90 red, 70 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A4642?: The complementary color is #42565A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A4642?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.