What color is #5A161C?

#5A161C is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Forbidden Passion. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A161C?

The RGB value is 90, 22, 28: 90 red, 22 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A161C?

The complementary color is #165A54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A161C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A161C color

#5A161C rgb(90, 22, 28)

Shades of red

The hex color #5A161C is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 8.6% green and 11% blue (90, 22, 28).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 61% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 76% magenta, 69% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Forbidden Passion (#661020), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.41:1).

#5A161C color codes

HEX	`#5A161C`
RGB	`rgb(90, 22, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 8.6%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 61%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 76%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 76%, 69%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.36, 31.29, 14.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.36, 34.34, 24.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.713, 2.832, 1.397)`
Decimal	`5903900`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A161C, 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 #5A161C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A161C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	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 #5A161C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a161c; }
.text { color: #5a161c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a161c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 22 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a161c, #5a3216); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #5A161C?: #5A161C is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Forbidden Passion. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A161C?: The RGB value is 90, 22, 28: 90 red, 22 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A161C?: The complementary color is #165A54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A161C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.