What color is #5A4D4A?

#5A4D4A is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Molasses. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A4D4A?

The RGB value is 90, 77, 74: 90 red, 77 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A4D4A?

The complementary color is #4A575A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A4D4A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A4D4A color

#5A4D4A rgb(90, 77, 74)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A4D4A is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 30.2% green and 29% blue (90, 77, 74).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 10% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 18% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Molasses (#574A47), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.09:1).

#5A4D4A color codes

HEX	`#5A4D4A`
RGB	`rgb(90, 77, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 30.2%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 10%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 18%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 18%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.93, 4.86, 3.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.93, 6.16, 37.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.106, 7.976, 7.59)`
Decimal	`5918026`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A4D4A, 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 #5A4D4A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A4D4A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	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 #5A4D4A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a4d4a; }
.text { color: #5a4d4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a4d4a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 77 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a4d4a, #5a554a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #5A4D4A?: #5A4D4A is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Molasses. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A4D4A?: The RGB value is 90, 77, 74: 90 red, 77 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A4D4A?: The complementary color is #4A575A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A4D4A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.