What color is #5A001B?

#5A001B 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 #5A001B?

The RGB value is 90, 0, 27: 90 red, 0 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A001B?

The complementary color is #005A3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A001B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A001B color

#5A001B rgb(90, 0, 27)

Shades of red

The hex color #5A001B is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 0% green and 10.6% blue (90, 0, 27).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 100% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 70% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Merguez (#650021), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.48:1).

#5A001B color codes

HEX	`#5A001B`
RGB	`rgb(90, 0, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 0%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 100%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 100%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 70%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.77, 38.5, 11.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.77, 40.19, 16.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.415, 2.254, 1.239)`
Decimal	`5898267`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A001B, 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 #5A001B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A001B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	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 #5A001B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a001b; }
.text { color: #5a001b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a001b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 0 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a001b, #5a1200); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #5A001B?: #5A001B 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 #5A001B?: The RGB value is 90, 0, 27: 90 red, 0 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A001B?: The complementary color is #005A3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A001B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.