What color is #5A4F53?

#5A4F53 is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A4F53?

The RGB value is 90, 79, 83: 90 red, 79 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A4F53?

The complementary color is #4F5A56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A4F53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A4F53 color

#5A4F53 rgb(90, 79, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A4F53 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 31% green and 32.5% blue (90, 79, 83).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 7% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 8% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.84:1).

#5A4F53 color codes

HEX	`#5A4F53`
RGB	`rgb(90, 79, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 31%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 7%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 12%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 8%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.78, 5.35, -0.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.78, 5.39, 352.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.574, 8.39, 9.35)`
Decimal	`5918547`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A4F53, 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 #5A4F53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A4F53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	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 #5A4F53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a4f53; }
.text { color: #5a4f53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a4f53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 79 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a4f53, #5a514f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #5A4F53?: #5A4F53 is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A4F53?: The RGB value is 90, 79, 83: 90 red, 79 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A4F53?: The complementary color is #4F5A56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A4F53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.