What color is #5A1D24?

#5A1D24 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Lonestar. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A1D24?

The RGB value is 90, 29, 36: 90 red, 29 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A1D24?

The complementary color is #1D5A53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A1D24?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A1D24 color

#5A1D24 rgb(90, 29, 36)

Shades of red

The hex color #5A1D24 is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 11.4% green and 14.1% blue (90, 29, 36).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 51% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 68% magenta, 60% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Lonestar (#522426), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.84:1).

#5A1D24 color codes

HEX	`#5A1D24`
RGB	`rgb(90, 29, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 11.4%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 51%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 68%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 68%, 60%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.75, 28.62, 10.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.75, 30.45, 20)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.975, 3.18, 2.021)`
Decimal	`5905700`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A1D24, 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 #5A1D24	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A1D24 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	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 #5A1D24 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a1d24; }
.text { color: #5a1d24; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a1d24; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 29 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a1d24, #5a351d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #5A1D24?: #5A1D24 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Lonestar. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A1D24?: The RGB value is 90, 29, 36: 90 red, 29 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A1D24?: The complementary color is #1D5A53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A1D24?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.