What color is #5A4748?

#5A4748 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 #5A4748?

The RGB value is 90, 71, 72: 90 red, 71 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A4748?

The complementary color is #475A59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A4748?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A4748 color

#5A4748 rgb(90, 71, 72)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A4748 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 27.8% green and 28.2% blue (90, 71, 72).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 12% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 20% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Mustang (#5E4A47), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.64:1).

#5A4748 color codes

HEX	`#5A4748`
RGB	`rgb(90, 71, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 27.8%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 12%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 21%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 20%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.14, 8.27, 2.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.14, 8.63, 16.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.639, 7.148, 7.107)`
Decimal	`5916488`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A4748, 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 #5A4748	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A4748 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	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 #5A4748 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a4748; }
.text { color: #5a4748; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a4748; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 71 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a4748, #5a5047); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #5A4748?: #5A4748 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 #5A4748?: The RGB value is 90, 71, 72: 90 red, 71 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A4748?: The complementary color is #475A59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A4748?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.