What color is #5A5033?

#5A5033 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 #5A5033?

The RGB value is 90, 80, 51: 90 red, 80 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A5033?

The complementary color is #333D5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A5033?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A5033 color

#5A5033 rgb(90, 80, 51)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5A5033 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 31.4% green and 20% blue (90, 80, 51).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 28% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 43% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Olive Bark (#5F5537), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.98:1).

#5A5033 color codes

HEX	`#5A5033`
RGB	`rgb(90, 80, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 31.4%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 28%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 43%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 43%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.29, -0.6, 18.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.29, 18.62, 91.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.683, 8.15, 4.3)`
Decimal	`5918771`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A5033, 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 #5A5033	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A5033 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	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 #5A5033 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a5033; }
.text { color: #5a5033; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a5033; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 80 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a5033, #505a33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #5A5033?: #5A5033 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 #5A5033?: The RGB value is 90, 80, 51: 90 red, 80 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A5033?: The complementary color is #333D5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A5033?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.