What color is #5A1B23?

#5A1B23 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 #5A1B23?

The RGB value is 90, 27, 35: 90 red, 27 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A1B23?

The complementary color is #1B5A52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A1B23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A1B23 color

#5A1B23 rgb(90, 27, 35)

Shades of red

The hex color #5A1B23 is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 10.6% green and 13.7% blue (90, 27, 35).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 54% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 70% magenta, 61% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Forbidden Passion (#661020), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13:1).

#5A1B23 color codes

HEX	`#5A1B23`
RGB	`rgb(90, 27, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 10.6%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 54%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 70%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 70%, 61%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.36, 29.52, 10.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.36, 31.36, 19.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.912, 3.08, 1.926)`
Decimal	`5905187`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A1B23, 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 #5A1B23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A1B23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	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 #5A1B23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a1b23; }
.text { color: #5a1b23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a1b23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 27 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a1b23, #5a321b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #5A1B23?: #5A1B23 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 #5A1B23?: The RGB value is 90, 27, 35: 90 red, 27 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A1B23?: The complementary color is #1B5A52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A1B23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.