What color is #5A5245?

#5A5245 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A5245?

The RGB value is 90, 82, 69: 90 red, 82 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A5245?

The complementary color is #454D5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A5245?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A5245 color

#5A5245 rgb(90, 82, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A5245 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 32.2% green and 27.1% blue (90, 82, 69).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 13% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 23% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Masala (#57534B), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.7:1).

#5A5245 color codes

HEX	`#5A5245`
RGB	`rgb(90, 82, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 32.2%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 13%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 23%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 23%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.28, 0.87, 8.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.28, 8.88, 84.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.308, 8.638, 6.859)`
Decimal	`5919301`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A5245, 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 #5A5245	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A5245 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	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 #5A5245 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a5245; }
.text { color: #5a5245; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a5245; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 82 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a5245, #585a45); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #5A5245?: #5A5245 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A5245?: The RGB value is 90, 82, 69: 90 red, 82 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A5245?: The complementary color is #454D5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A5245?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.