What color is #5E0D07?

#5E0D07 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Sacramental Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E0D07?

The RGB value is 94, 13, 7: 94 red, 13 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E0D07?

The complementary color is #07585E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E0D07?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E0D07 color

#5E0D07 rgb(94, 13, 7)

Shades of red

The hex color #5E0D07 is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 5.1% green and 2.7% blue (94, 13, 7).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 86% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 86% magenta, 93% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Sacramental Red (#5E0E0B), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.67:1).

#5E0D07 color codes

HEX	`#5E0D07`
RGB	`rgb(94, 13, 7)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 5.1%, 2.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 86%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 93%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 86%, 93%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.73, 35.11, 25.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.73, 43.46, 36.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.799, 2.684, 0.466)`
Decimal	`6163719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E0D07, 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 #5E0D07	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E0D07 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	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 #5E0D07 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e0d07; }
.text { color: #5e0d07; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e0d07; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 13 7 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e0d07, #5e3907); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #5E0D07?: #5E0D07 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Sacramental Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E0D07?: The RGB value is 94, 13, 7: 94 red, 13 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E0D07?: The complementary color is #07585E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E0D07?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.