What color is #5C1135?

#5C1135 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 #5C1135?

The RGB value is 92, 17, 53: 92 red, 17 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C1135?

The complementary color is #115C38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C1135?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C1135 color

#5C1135 rgb(92, 17, 53)

Shades of red

The hex color #5C1135 is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 6.7% green and 20.8% blue (92, 17, 53).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 69% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 82% magenta, 42% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Soul Anchor (#5C1C39), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.24:1).

#5C1135 color codes

HEX	`#5C1135`
RGB	`rgb(92, 17, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 6.7%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 69%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 82%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 82%, 42%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.78, 36.29, -2.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.78, 36.4, 355.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.257, 2.934, 3.657)`
Decimal	`6033717`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C1135, 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 #5C1135	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C1135 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #5C1135 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c1135; }
.text { color: #5c1135; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c1135; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 17 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c1135, #5c1211); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5C1135?: #5C1135 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 #5C1135?: The RGB value is 92, 17, 53: 92 red, 17 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C1135?: The complementary color is #115C38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C1135?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.