What color is #5A473D?

#5A473D is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Lynx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A473D?

The RGB value is 90, 71, 61: 90 red, 71 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A473D?

The complementary color is #3D505A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A473D?

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.

#5A473D color

#5A473D rgb(90, 71, 61)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A473D is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 27.8% green and 23.9% blue (90, 71, 61).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 19% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 32% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Lynx (#604D47), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#5A473D color codes

HEX	`#5A473D`
RGB	`rgb(90, 71, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 27.8%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 19%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 32%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 32%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.85, 6.42, 9.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.85, 11.13, 54.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.312, 7.017, 5.383)`
Decimal	`5916477`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A473D, 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 #5A473D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A473D 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 #5A473D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a473d; }
.text { color: #5a473d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a473d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 71 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a473d, #5a563d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5A473D?: #5A473D is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Lynx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A473D?: The RGB value is 90, 71, 61: 90 red, 71 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A473D?: The complementary color is #3D505A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A473D?: 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.