What color is #5A1D34?

#5A1D34 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Soul Anchor. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A1D34?

The RGB value is 90, 29, 52: 90 red, 29 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A1D34?

The complementary color is #1D5A43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A1D34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A1D34 color

#5A1D34 rgb(90, 29, 52)

Shades of red

The hex color #5A1D34 is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 11.4% green and 20.4% blue (90, 29, 52).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 51% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 68% magenta, 42% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Soul Anchor (#5C1C39), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.65:1).

#5A1D34 color codes

HEX	`#5A1D34`
RGB	`rgb(90, 29, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 11.4%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 51%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 68%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 68%, 42%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.21, 30.34, -0.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.21, 30.34, 359.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.276, 3.301, 3.607)`
Decimal	`5905716`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A1D34, 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 #5A1D34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A1D34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	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 #5A1D34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a1d34; }
.text { color: #5a1d34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a1d34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 29 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a1d34, #5a241d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5A1D34?: #5A1D34 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Soul Anchor. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A1D34?: The RGB value is 90, 29, 52: 90 red, 29 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A1D34?: The complementary color is #1D5A43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A1D34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.