What color is #5A512A?

#5A512A is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A512A?

The RGB value is 90, 81, 42: 90 red, 81 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A512A?

The complementary color is #2A335A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A512A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A512A color

#5A512A rgb(90, 81, 42)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5A512A is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 31.8% green and 16.5% blue (90, 81, 42).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 36% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 53% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Reptile Revenge (#5E582B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

#5A512A color codes

HEX	`#5A512A`
RGB	`rgb(90, 81, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 31.8%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 36%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 53%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 53%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.45, -2.26, 24.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.45, 24.24, 95.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.577, 8.226, 3.379)`
Decimal	`5919018`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A512A, 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 #5A512A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A512A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	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 #5A512A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a512a; }
.text { color: #5a512a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a512a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 81 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a512a, #4b5a2a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #5A512A?: #5A512A is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A512A?: The RGB value is 90, 81, 42: 90 red, 81 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A512A?: The complementary color is #2A335A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A512A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.