What color is #5A523D?

#5A523D is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A523D?

The RGB value is 90, 82, 61: 90 red, 82 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A523D?

The complementary color is #3D455A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A523D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A523D color

#5A523D rgb(90, 82, 61)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5A523D is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 32.2% green and 23.9% blue (90, 82, 61).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 19% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 32% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Olive Bark (#5F5537), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.75:1).

#5A523D color codes

HEX	`#5A523D`
RGB	`rgb(90, 82, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 32.2%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 19%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 32%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 32%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.09, -0.42, 13.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.09, 13.55, 91.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.076, 8.545, 5.638)`
Decimal	`5919293`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A523D, 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 #5A523D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A523D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.75:1	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 #5A523D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a523d; }
.text { color: #5a523d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a523d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 82 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a523d, #545a3d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #5A523D?: #5A523D is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A523D?: The RGB value is 90, 82, 61: 90 red, 82 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A523D?: The complementary color is #3D455A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A523D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.