What color is #5A483E?

#5A483E 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 #5A483E?

The RGB value is 90, 72, 62: 90 red, 72 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A483E?

The complementary color is #3E505A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A483E?

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.

#5A483E color

#5A483E rgb(90, 72, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A483E is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 28.2% green and 24.3% blue (90, 72, 62).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 18% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 31% 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 8.64:1).

#5A483E color codes

HEX	`#5A483E`
RGB	`rgb(90, 72, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 28.2%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 18%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 31%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 31%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.16, 5.95, 8.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.16, 10.7, 56.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.403, 7.157, 5.548)`
Decimal	`5916734`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A483E, 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 #5A483E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A483E 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 #5A483E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a483e; }
.text { color: #5a483e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a483e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 72 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a483e, #5a563e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5A483E?: #5A483E 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 #5A483E?: The RGB value is 90, 72, 62: 90 red, 72 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A483E?: The complementary color is #3E505A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A483E?: 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.