What color is #5A0F32?

#5A0F32 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Soul Anchor. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A0F32?

The RGB value is 90, 15, 50: 90 red, 15 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A0F32?

The complementary color is #0F5A37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A0F32?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A0F32 color

#5A0F32 rgb(90, 15, 50)

Shades of red

The hex color #5A0F32 is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 5.9% green and 19.6% blue (90, 15, 50).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 71% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 83% magenta, 44% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Soul Anchor (#5C1C39), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.56:1).

#5A0F32 color codes

HEX	`#5A0F32`
RGB	`rgb(90, 15, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 5.9%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 71%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 83%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 83%, 44%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19, 36.04, -1.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19, 36.09, 356.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.963, 2.746, 3.286)`
Decimal	`5902130`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A0F32, 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 #5A0F32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A0F32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	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 #5A0F32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a0f32; }
.text { color: #5a0f32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a0f32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 15 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a0f32, #5a120f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5A0F32?: #5A0F32 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Soul Anchor. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A0F32?: The RGB value is 90, 15, 50: 90 red, 15 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A0F32?: The complementary color is #0F5A37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A0F32?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.