What color is #5E0011?

#5E0011 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Cherry Picking. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E0011?

The RGB value is 94, 0, 17: 94 red, 0 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E0011?

The complementary color is #005E4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E0011?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E0011 color

#5E0011 rgb(94, 0, 17)

Shades of red

The hex color #5E0011 is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 0% green and 6.7% blue (94, 0, 17).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 100% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 82% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Cherry Picking (#620B15), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.15:1).

#5E0011 color codes

HEX	`#5E0011`
RGB	`rgb(94, 0, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 0%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 100%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 100%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 82%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.56, 39.11, 19.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.56, 43.73, 26.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.718, 2.421, 0.749)`
Decimal	`6160401`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E0011, 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 #5E0011	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E0011 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #5E0011 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e0011; }
.text { color: #5e0011; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e0011; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 0 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e0011, #5e1e00); }

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Questions

What color is #5E0011?: #5E0011 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Cherry Picking. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E0011?: The RGB value is 94, 0, 17: 94 red, 0 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E0011?: The complementary color is #005E4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E0011?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.