What color is #5A4856?

#5A4856 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A4856?

The RGB value is 90, 72, 86: 90 red, 72 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A4856?

The complementary color is #485A4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A4856?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A4856 color

#5A4856 rgb(90, 72, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A4856 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 28.2% green and 33.7% blue (90, 72, 86).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 11% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 4% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.41:1).

#5A4856 color codes

HEX	`#5A4856`
RGB	`rgb(90, 72, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 28.2%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 11%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 20%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 4%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.88, 10.38, -5.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.88, 11.7, 332.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.213, 7.48, 9.814)`
Decimal	`5916758`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A4856, 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 #5A4856	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A4856 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	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 #5A4856 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a4856; }
.text { color: #5a4856; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a4856; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 72 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a4856, #5a484d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5A4856?: #5A4856 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A4856?: The RGB value is 90, 72, 86: 90 red, 72 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A4856?: The complementary color is #485A4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A4856?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.