What color is #5A0500?

#5A0500 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Spikey Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A0500?

The RGB value is 90, 5, 0: 90 red, 5 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A0500?

The complementary color is #00555A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A0500?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A0500 color

#5A0500 rgb(90, 5, 0)

Shades of red

The hex color #5A0500 is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 2% green and 0% blue (90, 5, 0).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 100% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 94% magenta, 100% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Spikey Red (#600000), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.42:1).

#5A0500 color codes

HEX	`#5A0500`
RGB	`rgb(90, 5, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 2%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 100%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 100%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 94%, 100%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.91, 35.92, 26.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.91, 44.38, 35.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.271, 2.283, 0.216)`
Decimal	`5899520`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A0500, 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 #5A0500	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A0500 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	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 #5A0500 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a0500; }
.text { color: #5a0500; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a0500; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 5 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a0500, #5a3200); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #5A0500?: #5A0500 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Spikey Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A0500?: The RGB value is 90, 5, 0: 90 red, 5 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A0500?: The complementary color is #00555A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A0500?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.