What color is #5A120F?

#5A120F is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Sacramental Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A120F?

The RGB value is 90, 18, 15: 90 red, 18 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A120F?

The complementary color is #0F575A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A120F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A120F color

#5A120F rgb(90, 18, 15)

Shades of red

The hex color #5A120F is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 7.1% green and 5.9% blue (90, 18, 15).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 71% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 80% magenta, 83% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Sacramental Red (#5E0E0B), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.74:1).

#5A120F color codes

HEX	`#5A120F`
RGB	`rgb(90, 18, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 7.1%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 71%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 83%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 80%, 83%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.55, 32.23, 21.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.55, 38.82, 33.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.52, 2.641, 0.724)`
Decimal	`5902863`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A120F, 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 #5A120F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A120F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #5A120F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a120f; }
.text { color: #5a120f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a120f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 18 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a120f, #5a370f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #5A120F?: #5A120F is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Sacramental Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A120F?: The RGB value is 90, 18, 15: 90 red, 18 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A120F?: The complementary color is #0F575A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A120F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.