What color is #57001D?

#57001D is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Merguez. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57001D?

The RGB value is 87, 0, 29: 87 red, 0 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57001D?

The complementary color is #00573A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57001D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57001D color

#57001D rgb(87, 0, 29)

Shades of red

The hex color #57001D is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 0% green and 11.4% blue (87, 0, 29).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 100% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 67% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Merguez (#650021), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.76:1).

#57001D color codes

HEX	`#57001D`
RGB	`rgb(87, 0, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 0%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 100%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 100%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 67%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.08, 37.82, 9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.08, 38.87, 13.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.153, 2.116, 1.352)`
Decimal	`5701661`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57001D, 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 #57001D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#57001D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #57001D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57001d; }
.text { color: #57001d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57001d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 0 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57001d, #570e00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #57001D?: #57001D is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Merguez. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57001D?: The RGB value is 87, 0, 29: 87 red, 0 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57001D?: The complementary color is #00573A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57001D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.