What color is #5A514B?

#5A514B 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 #5A514B?

The RGB value is 90, 81, 75: 90 red, 81 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A514B?

The complementary color is #4B545A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A514B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A514B color

#5A514B rgb(90, 81, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A514B is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 31.8% green and 29.4% blue (90, 81, 75).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 9% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 17% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Major Brown (#61574E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.74:1).

#5A514B color codes

HEX	`#5A514B`
RGB	`rgb(90, 81, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 31.8%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 9%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 17%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 17%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.14, 2.55, 4.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.14, 5.5, 62.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.429, 8.567, 7.865)`
Decimal	`5919051`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A514B, 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 #5A514B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A514B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	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 #5A514B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a514b; }
.text { color: #5a514b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a514b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 81 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a514b, #5a584b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #5A514B?: #5A514B 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 #5A514B?: The RGB value is 90, 81, 75: 90 red, 81 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A514B?: The complementary color is #4B545A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A514B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.