What color is #5B0013?

#5B0013 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Cherry Picking. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B0013?

The RGB value is 91, 0, 19: 91 red, 0 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B0013?

The complementary color is #005B48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B0013?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B0013 color

#5B0013 rgb(91, 0, 19)

Shades of red

The hex color #5B0013 is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 0% green and 7.5% blue (91, 0, 19).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 100% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 79% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Cherry Picking (#620B15), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.44:1).

#5B0013 color codes

HEX	`#5B0013`
RGB	`rgb(91, 0, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 0%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 100%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 100%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 79%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.85, 38.36, 17.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.85, 42.09, 24.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.432, 2.272, 0.821)`
Decimal	`5963795`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B0013, 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 #5B0013	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B0013 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	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 #5B0013 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b0013; }
.text { color: #5b0013; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b0013; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 0 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b0013, #5b1b00); }

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Questions

What color is #5B0013?: #5B0013 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Cherry Picking. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B0013?: The RGB value is 91, 0, 19: 91 red, 0 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B0013?: The complementary color is #005B48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B0013?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.