What color is #5A504B?

#5A504B is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Molasses. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A504B?

The RGB value is 90, 80, 75: 90 red, 80 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A504B?

The complementary color is #4B555A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A504B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A504B color

#5A504B rgb(90, 80, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A504B is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 31.4% green and 29.4% blue (90, 80, 75).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 9% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 17% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Molasses (#574A47), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.82:1).

#5A504B color codes

HEX	`#5A504B`
RGB	`rgb(90, 80, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 31.4%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 9%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 17%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 17%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.84, 3.18, 4.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.84, 5.47, 54.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.355, 8.419, 7.84)`
Decimal	`5918795`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A504B, 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 #5A504B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A504B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.82:1	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 #5A504B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a504b; }
.text { color: #5a504b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a504b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 80 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a504b, #5a574b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #5A504B?: #5A504B is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Molasses. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A504B?: The RGB value is 90, 80, 75: 90 red, 80 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A504B?: The complementary color is #4B555A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A504B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.