What color is #5A492F?

#5A492F is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wild Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A492F?

The RGB value is 90, 73, 47: 90 red, 73 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A492F?

The complementary color is #2F405A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A492F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A492F color

#5A492F rgb(90, 73, 47)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5A492F is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 28.6% green and 18.4% blue (90, 73, 47).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 31% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 48% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Wild Chocolate (#665134), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.65:1).

#5A492F color codes

HEX	`#5A492F`
RGB	`rgb(90, 73, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 28.6%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 31%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 48%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 48%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.13, 3.23, 18.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.13, 18.53, 79.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.112, 7.144, 3.693)`
Decimal	`5916975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A492F, 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 #5A492F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A492F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.65:1	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 #5A492F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a492f; }
.text { color: #5a492f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a492f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 73 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a492f, #565a2f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #5A492F?: #5A492F is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wild Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A492F?: The RGB value is 90, 73, 47: 90 red, 73 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A492F?: The complementary color is #2F405A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A492F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.