#5A3742

Accessibility

AAA

10.19:1

Vs white / black

10.19:1 · 2.06:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#5a3742

RGB

rgb(90, 55, 66)

RGBA

rgba(90, 55, 66, 1)

HSL

hsl(341, 24%, 28%)

HSLA

hsla(341, 24%, 28%, 1)

HSV

hsv(341, 39%, 35%)

LAB

lab(27.57% 17.35 -0.26)

LCH

lch(27.57% 17.35 359.14)

OKLAB

oklab(0.3823 0.0523 -0.0004)

OKLCH

oklch(0.3823 0.0523 359.56)

XYZ

xyz(6.57, 5.30, 5.83)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 39%, 27%, 65%)

CSS

color: #5a3742;

CSS variable

--color-5a3742: #5a3742;

SCSS

$color-5a3742: #5a3742;

JavaScript

const color = "#5a3742";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#5a3742";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#5a3742" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#5a3742", "rgb": { "r": 90, "g": 55, "b": 66 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.3823 0.0523 359.56)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#5a3742-1: #5a3742;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

pink-950

Very different · ΔE 11.95 · #500724

Nearest CSS named color

Purple

Very different · ΔE 20.11 · #800080

Nearest Material color

brown-800

Very different · ΔE 9.02 · #4E342E

Nearest Bootstrap color

dark

Very different · ΔE 20.8 · #212529

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50ffedf4 100fddfe7 200eccad3 300d8b2bd 400be94a0 500a17985 60088656f 7006d5059 800543c43 9003c292e 95025151a

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f1eeef e4dee0 d6cdd0 c8bcc0 baacb0 ad9ba1 9f8a91 917a81 836971 765862 684852 5a3742 53323d 4b2e37 442932 3c252c 342026 2d1c21 26171b 1e1216 170e11 0f090b 080506

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f1eeef e4dee0 d6cdd0 c8bcc0 baacb0 ad9ba1 9f8a91 917a81 836971 765862 684852

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

53323d 4b2e37 442932 3c252c 342026 2d1c21 26171b 1e1216 170e11 0f090b 080506

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

5d3d47 60434c 644952 674f57 6a555c 6d5c61 706266 73686b 776e71 7a7476 7d7a7b

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#5A3742Stop 1 #36594EStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#593652Stop 1 #5A3742Stop 2 #593D36Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#5A3742Stop 1 #415936Stop 2 #364159Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#5A3742Stop 1 #36593DStop 2 #365259Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#3F272FStop 1 #6F4451Stop 2 #9E6174Stop 3 #BB909EStop 4 #D8C0C8Stop 5

Using this color

Where #5a3742 works

#5A3742 (#5a3742) sits in the red family at about 341° hue, 24% saturation, and 28% lightness. Contrast is 10.19:1 on white and 2.06:1 on black, so white labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: pink-950 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on a white canvas

On a black or near-black UI, #5a3742 is 2.06:1. Prefer it as a fill, border, or large heading rather than 16px copy.

Family context: Energy, urgency, passion, and excitement. Often used for CTAs, alerts, and brands that want attention. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Red range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Web Safe #663333#663333 Material Brown 800#4E342E Material Brown 700#5D4037 Material You Tertiary#7D5260 Material Brown 900#3E2723 Tailwind pink 950#500724 Spectrum #7F3C39#7F3C39 Material Brown 600#6D4C41 Tailwind pink 900#831843 Web Safe #660033#660033 Web Safe #663366#663366 Spectrum #6D3A2C#6D3A2C