What color is #5A4C30?

#5A4C30 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A4C30?

The RGB value is 90, 76, 48: 90 red, 76 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A4C30?

The complementary color is #303E5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A4C30?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A4C30 color

#5A4C30 rgb(90, 76, 48)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5A4C30 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 29.8% green and 18.8% blue (90, 76, 48).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 30% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 47% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Olive Bark (#5F5537), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.36:1).

#5A4C30 color codes

HEX	`#5A4C30`
RGB	`rgb(90, 76, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 29.8%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 30%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 47%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 47%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.04, 1.49, 18.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.04, 18.87, 85.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.335, 7.556, 3.868)`
Decimal	`5917744`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A4C30, 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 #5A4C30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A4C30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	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 #5A4C30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a4c30; }
.text { color: #5a4c30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a4c30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 76 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a4c30, #535a30); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #5A4C30?: #5A4C30 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A4C30?: The RGB value is 90, 76, 48: 90 red, 76 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A4C30?: The complementary color is #303E5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A4C30?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.