What color is #5C0300?

#5C0300 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Spikey Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C0300?

The RGB value is 92, 3, 0: 92 red, 3 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C0300?

The complementary color is #00595C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C0300?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C0300 color

#5C0300 rgb(92, 3, 0)

Shades of red

The hex color #5C0300 is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 1.2% green and 0% blue (92, 3, 0).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 100% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 97% magenta, 100% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Spikey Red (#600000), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.3:1).

#5C0300 color codes

HEX	`#5C0300`
RGB	`rgb(92, 3, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 1.2%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 100%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 100%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 97%, 100%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.18, 37.13, 26.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.18, 45.62, 35.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.447, 2.341, 0.218)`
Decimal	`6030080`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C0300, 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 #5C0300	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C0300 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #5C0300 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c0300; }
.text { color: #5c0300; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c0300; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 3 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c0300, #5c3100); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #5C0300?: #5C0300 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Spikey Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C0300?: The RGB value is 92, 3, 0: 92 red, 3 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C0300?: The complementary color is #00595C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C0300?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.