What color is #5A5142?

#5A5142 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Volcanic Island. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A5142?

The RGB value is 90, 81, 66: 90 red, 81 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A5142?

The complementary color is #424B5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A5142?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A5142 color

#5A5142 rgb(90, 81, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A5142 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 31.8% green and 25.9% blue (90, 81, 66).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 15% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 27% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Island (#605244), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.81:1).

#5A5142 color codes

HEX	`#5A5142`
RGB	`rgb(90, 81, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 31.8%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 15%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 27%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 27%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.91, 0.99, 10.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.91, 10.24, 84.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.142, 8.452, 6.356)`
Decimal	`5919042`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A5142, 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 #5A5142	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A5142 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	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 #5A5142 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a5142; }
.text { color: #5a5142; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a5142; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 81 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a5142, #575a42); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #5A5142?: #5A5142 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Volcanic Island. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A5142?: The RGB value is 90, 81, 66: 90 red, 81 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A5142?: The complementary color is #424B5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A5142?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.