What color is #5E152B?

#5E152B is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Plum Cheese. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E152B?

The RGB value is 94, 21, 43: 94 red, 21 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E152B?

The complementary color is #155E48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E152B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E152B color

#5E152B rgb(94, 21, 43)

Shades of red

The hex color #5E152B is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 8.2% green and 16.9% blue (94, 21, 43).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 63% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 78% magenta, 54% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Plum Cheese (#670728), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.98:1).

#5E152B color codes

HEX	`#5E152B`
RGB	`rgb(94, 21, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 8.2%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 63%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 78%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 78%, 54%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.41, 34.35, 5.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.41, 34.74, 8.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.321, 3.091, 2.602)`
Decimal	`6165803`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E152B, 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 #5E152B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E152B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	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 #5E152B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e152b; }
.text { color: #5e152b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e152b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 21 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e152b, #5e2415); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #5E152B?: #5E152B is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Plum Cheese. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E152B?: The RGB value is 94, 21, 43: 94 red, 21 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E152B?: The complementary color is #155E48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E152B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.