What color is #5E0502?

#5E0502 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 #5E0502?

The RGB value is 94, 5, 2: 94 red, 5 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E0502?

The complementary color is #025B5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E0502?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E0502 color

#5E0502 rgb(94, 5, 2)

Shades of red

The hex color #5E0502 is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 2% green and 0.8% blue (94, 5, 2).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 96% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 95% magenta, 98% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Spikey Red (#600000), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.01:1).

#5E0502 color codes

HEX	`#5E0502`
RGB	`rgb(94, 5, 2)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 2%, 0.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 96%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 98%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 95%, 98%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.89, 37.22, 26.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.89, 45.78, 35.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.682, 2.493, 0.292)`
Decimal	`6161666`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E0502, 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 #5E0502	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E0502 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	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 #5E0502 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e0502; }
.text { color: #5e0502; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e0502; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 5 2 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e0502, #5e3302); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #5E0502?: #5E0502 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 #5E0502?: The RGB value is 94, 5, 2: 94 red, 5 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E0502?: The complementary color is #025B5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E0502?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.