What color is #5C002B?

#5C002B is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Plum Cheese. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C002B?

The RGB value is 92, 0, 43: 92 red, 0 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C002B?

The complementary color is #005C31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C002B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C002B color

#5C002B rgb(92, 0, 43)

Shades of red

The hex color #5C002B is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 0% green and 16.9% blue (92, 0, 43).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 100% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 53% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Plum Cheese (#670728), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.09:1).

#5C002B color codes

HEX	`#5C002B`
RGB	`rgb(92, 0, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 0%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 100%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 100%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 53%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.69, 40.23, 1.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.69, 40.25, 1.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.85, 2.45, 2.503)`
Decimal	`6029355`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C002B, 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 #5C002B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C002B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #5C002B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c002b; }
.text { color: #5c002b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c002b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 0 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c002b, #5c0300); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5C002B?: #5C002B is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Plum Cheese. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C002B?: The RGB value is 92, 0, 43: 92 red, 0 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C002B?: The complementary color is #005C31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C002B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.