What color is #5A4940?

#5A4940 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 #5A4940?

The RGB value is 90, 73, 64: 90 red, 73 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A4940?

The complementary color is #40515A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A4940?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A4940 color

#5A4940 rgb(90, 73, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A4940 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 28.6% green and 25.1% blue (90, 73, 64).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 17% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 29% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Lynx (#604D47), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.53:1).

#5A4940 color codes

HEX	`#5A4940`
RGB	`rgb(90, 73, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 28.6%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 17%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 29%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 29%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.5, 5.64, 8.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.5, 9.86, 55.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.525, 7.309, 5.864)`
Decimal	`5916992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A4940, 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 #5A4940	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A4940 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	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 #5A4940 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a4940; }
.text { color: #5a4940; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a4940; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 73 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a4940, #5a5640); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5A4940?: #5A4940 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 #5A4940?: The RGB value is 90, 73, 64: 90 red, 73 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A4940?: The complementary color is #40515A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A4940?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.