What color is #5E1829?

#5E1829 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Plum Cheese. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E1829?

The RGB value is 94, 24, 41: 94 red, 24 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E1829?

The complementary color is #185E4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E1829?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E1829 color

#5E1829 rgb(94, 24, 41)

Shades of red

The hex color #5E1829 is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 9.4% green and 16.1% blue (94, 24, 41).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 59% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 74% magenta, 56% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Plum Cheese (#670728), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.82:1).

#5E1829 color codes

HEX	`#5E1829`
RGB	`rgb(94, 24, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 9.4%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 59%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 74%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 74%, 56%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.8, 32.91, 7.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.8, 33.67, 12.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.343, 3.194, 2.432)`
Decimal	`6166569`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E1829, 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 #5E1829	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E1829 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	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 #5E1829 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e1829; }
.text { color: #5e1829; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e1829; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 24 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e1829, #5e2a18); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #5E1829?: #5E1829 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Plum Cheese. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E1829?: The RGB value is 94, 24, 41: 94 red, 24 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E1829?: The complementary color is #185E4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E1829?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.