What color is #5A1C1F?

#5A1C1F 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 #5A1C1F?

The RGB value is 90, 28, 31: 90 red, 28 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A1C1F?

The complementary color is #1C5A57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A1C1F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A1C1F color

#5A1C1F rgb(90, 28, 31)

Shades of red

The hex color #5A1C1F is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 11% green and 12.2% blue (90, 28, 31).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 53% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 69% magenta, 66% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Forbidden Passion (#661020), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.96:1).

#5A1C1F color codes

HEX	`#5A1C1F`
RGB	`rgb(90, 28, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 11%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 53%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 69%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 69%, 66%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.45, 28.7, 13.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.45, 31.71, 25.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.879, 3.104, 1.638)`
Decimal	`5905439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A1C1F, 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 #5A1C1F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A1C1F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.96:1	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 #5A1C1F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a1c1f; }
.text { color: #5a1c1f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a1c1f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 28 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a1c1f, #5a381c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #5A1C1F?: #5A1C1F 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 #5A1C1F?: The RGB value is 90, 28, 31: 90 red, 28 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A1C1F?: The complementary color is #1C5A57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A1C1F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.