What color is #5F0008?

#5F0008 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Rosewood. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F0008?

The RGB value is 95, 0, 8: 95 red, 0 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F0008?

The complementary color is #005F57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F0008?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F0008 color

#5F0008 rgb(95, 0, 8)

Shades of red

The hex color #5F0008 is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 0% green and 3.1% blue (95, 0, 8).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 100% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 92% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Rosewood (#65000B), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.09:1).

#5F0008 color codes

HEX	`#5F0008`
RGB	`rgb(95, 0, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 0%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 100%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 100%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 92%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.7, 39.1, 24.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.7, 45.91, 31.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.764, 2.451, 0.452)`
Decimal	`6225928`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F0008, 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 #5F0008	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F0008 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #5F0008 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f0008; }
.text { color: #5f0008; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f0008; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 0 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f0008, #5f2800); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #5F0008?: #5F0008 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Rosewood. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F0008?: The RGB value is 95, 0, 8: 95 red, 0 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F0008?: The complementary color is #005F57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F0008?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.