What color is #5D0027?

#5D0027 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 #5D0027?

The RGB value is 93, 0, 39: 93 red, 0 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D0027?

The complementary color is #005D36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D0027?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D0027 color

#5D0027 rgb(93, 0, 39)

Shades of red

The hex color #5D0027 is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 0% green and 15.3% blue (93, 0, 39).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 100% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 58% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Plum Cheese (#670728), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.05:1).

#5D0027 color codes

HEX	`#5D0027`
RGB	`rgb(93, 0, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 0%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 100%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 100%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 58%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.8, 40.15, 4.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.8, 40.38, 6.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.881, 2.474, 2.14)`
Decimal	`6094887`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D0027, 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 #5D0027	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D0027 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.05:1	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 #5D0027 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d0027; }
.text { color: #5d0027; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d0027; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 0 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d0027, #5d0700); }

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Questions

What color is #5D0027?: #5D0027 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 #5D0027?: The RGB value is 93, 0, 39: 93 red, 0 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D0027?: The complementary color is #005D36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D0027?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.