Information about #5A2911 color

#5A2911 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#5A2911 falls into the Orange Color FamilyHigh Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(90, 41, 17) — 35.3% red, 16.1% green, 6.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 19 / 29 / 65. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #5A2911 reads as a strongly colored warm orange and stays on the darker end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Seal Brown (#59260B). Slightly further away sit Cioccolato (#55280C) and Red Planet (#5A2019).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(90, 41, 17)), which gives #5A2911 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 11.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.8:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:65), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #5A2911 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#5A2911 color variations

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#5A2911 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #5A2911

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5A2911
  • RGB90, 41, 17
  • CMYK0, 19, 29, 65
  • CSSrgb(90, 41, 17)
  • HSL20°, 68%, 21%
  • HSL Precise19.726°, 68.224%, 20.98%
  • HSV20°, 81%, 35%
  • HSB20°, 81%, 35%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.161
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.067
  • GLSLvec3(0.353, 0.161, 0.067)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.353, 0.161, 0.067, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.353, 0.161, 0.067)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB35.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB16.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB6.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID5A2911
  • DECIMAL ID5908753
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01