What color is #5A5048?

#5A5048 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Major Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A5048?

The RGB value is 90, 80, 72: 90 red, 80 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A5048?

The complementary color is #48525A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A5048?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A5048 color

#5A5048 rgb(90, 80, 72)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A5048 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 31.4% green and 28.2% blue (90, 80, 72).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 11% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 20% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Major Brown (#61574E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.85:1).

#5A5048 color codes

HEX	`#5A5048`
RGB	`rgb(90, 80, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 31.4%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 11%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 20%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 20%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.76, 2.63, 6.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.76, 6.76, 67.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.255, 8.379, 7.312)`
Decimal	`5918792`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A5048, 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 #5A5048	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A5048 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.85:1	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 #5A5048 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a5048; }
.text { color: #5a5048; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a5048; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 80 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a5048, #5a5948); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5A5048?: #5A5048 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Major Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A5048?: The RGB value is 90, 80, 72: 90 red, 80 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A5048?: The complementary color is #48525A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A5048?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.