What color is #5B161F?

#5B161F 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 #5B161F?

The RGB value is 91, 22, 31: 91 red, 22 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B161F?

The complementary color is #165B52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B161F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B161F color

#5B161F rgb(91, 22, 31)

Shades of red

The hex color #5B161F is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 8.6% green and 12.2% blue (91, 22, 31).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 61% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 76% magenta, 66% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Forbidden Passion (#661020), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.3:1).

#5B161F color codes

HEX	`#5B161F`
RGB	`rgb(91, 22, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 8.6%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 61%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 76%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 76%, 66%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.63, 31.87, 12.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.63, 34.21, 21.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.849, 2.898, 1.6)`
Decimal	`5969439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B161F, 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 #5B161F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B161F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #5B161F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b161f; }
.text { color: #5b161f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b161f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 22 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b161f, #5b2f16); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #5B161F?: #5B161F 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 #5B161F?: The RGB value is 91, 22, 31: 91 red, 22 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B161F?: The complementary color is #165B52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B161F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.